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TI-2026-04804 Aliases CVE-2026-5485GHSA-hc25-p37h-5hmf

OS command injection in Amazon Athena ODBC driver on Linux

Priority LOW 36CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00917 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Amazon Athena ODBC driver (Amazon): 2.0.5.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AWSAmazon Athena ODBC driverbefore 2.0.5.12.0.5.1Patch availableCNA
  • Amazon Athena ODBC driver VendorAWS Affected before 2.0.5.1 Fixed in 2.0.5.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:athena_odbc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.0.5.1VulnerableAWS
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
  • cpe:2.3:a:amazon:athena_odbc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0.5.1 Vulnerable ·AWS
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Amazon Athena ODBC driver (Amazon) Fixed in 2.0.5.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Amazon Athena ODBC driver — aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-013-aws

    6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-27669 Allocation of resources without limits in parsing components in Amazon Athena ODBC driverPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2026-27668 Insufficient authentication security controls in browser-based authentication components in Amazon Athena ODBC driverPriority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2026-27667 Improper certificate validation in identity provider connection components in Amazon Athena ODBC driverPriority MEDIUM 41
    Show all 6 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5485
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hc25-p37h-5hmf
  3. 2026-10-20 Affected versions changed · CNA

References

Patch 4

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-27669 Allocation of resources without limits in parsing components in Amazon Athena ODBC driver CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-27668 Insufficient authentication security controls in browser-based authentication components in Amazon Athena ODBC driver CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-27667 Improper certificate validation in identity provider connection components in Amazon Athena ODBC driver CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-27665 Improper neutralization of special elements in authentication components in Amazon Athena ODBC driver CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2026-27666 Out-of-bounds write in query processing components in Amazon Athena ODBC driver CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1

Sources

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