CVE-2026-5485
Severity CVSS v4.0:
HIGH
Type:
CWE-78
OS Command Injections
Publication date:
03/04/2026
Last modified:
07/04/2026
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.<br />
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To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 2.0.5.1 or later.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
7.30
Severity 4.0
HIGH
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- 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



