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CVE-2026-5485: OS command injection in Amazon Athena ODBC driver on Linux

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-04-03 · updated 2026-10-20
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

OS command injection in the browser-based authentication component in Amazon Athena ODBC driver before 2.0.5.1 on Linux might allow a threat actor to execute arbitrary code by using specially crafted connection parameters that are loaded by the driver during a local user-initiated connection. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 2.0.5.1 or later.

Affected products

• Amazon Athena ODBC driver: before 2.0.5.1 — fixed in 2.0.5.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Amazon Athena ODBC driver 2.0.5.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-013-aws/
• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/athena/latest/ug/odbc-v2-driver-release-notes.html
• https://downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Linux/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0.rpm
• https://downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Mac/Intel/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0_x86.pkg
• https://downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Mac/arm/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0_arm.pkg
• https://downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Windows/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0.msi

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