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CVE-2026-5485 OS command injection in Amazon Athena ODBC driver on Linux

High 7.3 Published Updated

A local attacker can execute arbitrary code via OS command injection in the Amazon Athena ODBC driver's authentication component using crafted connection parameters.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-5485?

CVE-2026-5485 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Amazon Athena ODBC driver, published on 3 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-5485?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Amazon Athena Odbc.

How do I fix CVE-2026-5485?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-5485 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2026-5485 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-5485 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hc25-p37h-5hmf.

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