Improper neutralization of special elements in authentication components in Amazon Athena ODBC driver
Priority LOW 34CWE-77Published · 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-77.
Summary
Improper neutralization of special elements in the authentication components in Amazon Athena ODBC driver before 2.1.0.0 might allow a threat actor to execute arbitrary code or redirect authentication flows by using specially crafted connection parameters that are processed by the driver during user-initiated authentication. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 2.1.0.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00279 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Amazon Athena ODBC driver (Amazon): 2.1.0.0
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | Amazon Athena ODBC driver | before 2.1.0.0 | 2.1.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Amazon Athena ODBC driver VendorAWS Affected before 2.1.0.0 Fixed in 2.1.0.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:amazon:athena_odbc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.1.0.0 | Vulnerable | AWS |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:amazon:athena_odbc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.1.0.0 Vulnerable ·AWS
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Amazon Athena ODBC driver (Amazon) Fixed in 2.1.0.0
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
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-35558
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mc5r-mwqc-w2v3
- 2026-10-20 Affected versions changed · CNA
References
Patch 4
- https://downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Windows/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0.msi
- 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/arm/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0_arm.pkg
- https://downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Mac/Intel/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0_x86.pkg
More AWS Athena Odbc vulnerabilities
- 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-2026-04804 OS command injection in Amazon Athena ODBC driver on Linux 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
- CVE-2026-35558 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-35558 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mc5r-mwqc-w2v3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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