CVE-2026-5485
Received Received - Intake
OS Command Injection in Amazon Athena ODBC Driver Authentication

Publication date: 2026-04-03

Last updated on: 2026-04-14

Assigner: AMZN

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.
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Published
2026-04-03
Last Modified
2026-04-14
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-04-04
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2026-5485
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Vendor Product Version / Range
amazon athena_odbc to 2.0.5.1 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-78 The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an OS command injection in the browser-based authentication component of the Amazon Athena ODBC driver on Linux versions before 2.0.5.1.

It allows a threat actor to execute arbitrary code by using specially crafted connection parameters that the driver loads during a local user-initiated connection.

To fix this issue, users should upgrade to version 2.0.5.1 or later.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system with the privileges of the local user who initiates the connection.

Such code execution could lead to unauthorized actions, data compromise, or further system exploitation.

Mitigation Strategies

To remediate this issue, users should upgrade the Amazon Athena ODBC driver to version 2.0.5.1 or later.

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