{"id":"CVE-2026-5485","title":"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…","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…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-78"],"vendor":"amazon","product":"athena_odbc","affected":["athena_odbc < 2.0.5.1"],"patched":["athena_odbc 2.0.5.1"],"published":"2026-04-03","updated":"2026-07-24","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5485","references":[{"url":"https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-013-aws/","label":"ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5"},{"url":"https://docs.aws.amazon.com/athena/latest/ug/odbc-v2-driver-release-notes.html","label":"ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5"},{"url":"https://downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Linux/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0.rpm","label":"ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5"},{"url":"https://downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Mac/Intel/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0_x86.pkg","label":"ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5"},{"url":"https://downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Mac/arm/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0_arm.pkg","label":"ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5"},{"url":"https://downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Windows/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0.msi","label":"ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00727,"epssPercentile":0.52263,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-24T09:23:51.128Z","slug":"CVE-2026-5485","body":"## Overview\n\nOS 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.\n\nTo remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 2.0.5.1 or later.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `athena_odbc < 2.0.5.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `athena_odbc 2.0.5.1`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}