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

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

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 20 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hc25-p37h-5hmf

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-5485?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2026-5485 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Amazon Athena ODBC driver

- [CVE-2026-35560](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35560/): Improper certificate validation in identity provider connection components in Amazon Athena ODBC driver (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-35561](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35561/): Insufficient authentication security controls in browser-based authentication components in Amazon Athena ODBC driver (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-35562](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35562/): Allocation of resources without limits in parsing components in Amazon Athena ODBC driver (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-35558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35558/): Improper neutralization of special elements in authentication components in Amazon Athena ODBC driver (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2026-35559](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35559/): Out-of-bounds write in query processing components in Amazon Athena ODBC driver (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-5485 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Amazon Athena ODBC driver. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5485/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5485/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5485
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5485
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-5485

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5485/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.