CVE-2026-5485

OS command injection in Amazon Athena ODBC driver on Linux

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 3, 2026 at 08:13 PM UTC
Updated: October 20, 2026 at 07:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAthena Odbc· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.0.5.1
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.0.5.1 (unaffected)
linux-linux-kernel (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHAMZN
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78

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