Issues with Amazon Athena ODBC Driver
Bulletin ID: 2026-013-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 2026/04/03 13:00 PM PDT Description: The Amazon Athena ODBC driver implements standard ODBC application program interfaces (APIs). The ODBC driver provides access to Amazon Athena from any C/C++ application. The Amazon Athena ODBC driver provides 64-bit ODBC drivers for Windows, Linux and MAC operating systems. We identified the following: - CVE-2026-5485: OS command injection in browser-based authentication component (Linux only, fixed in 2.0.5.1) - CVE-2026-35558: Improper neutralization of special elements in authentication components - CVE-2026-35559: Out-of-bounds write in query processing components - CVE-2026-35560: Improper certificate validation in identity provider connection components - CVE-2026-35561: Insufficient authentication security controls in browser-based authentication components - CVE-2026-35562: Allocation of resources without limits in parsing components Impacted versions: CVE-2026-5485 was addressed in 2.0.5.1 (Linux only). The remaining five (CVE-2026-35558 through CVE-2026-35562) were addressed in version 2.1.0.0 and apply to all supported platforms Please refer to the article below for the most up-to-date and complete information related to this AWS Security Bulletin.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities including OS command injection and improper certificate validation have been identified.
- Who is affected
- Users of the Amazon Athena ODBC driver on Linux and other operating systems.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical due to the presence of command injection vulnerabilities.
- Action
- Upgrade to version 2.0.5.1 or later.
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Details
Original advisory: https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/rss/2026-013-aws/
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-54850.73% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 50% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-355580.27% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 19% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-355590.27% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 19% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-355600.26% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 17% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-355610.47% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 38% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-355620.38% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 30% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-5485 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-35558 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-35559 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-35560 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-35561 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-35562 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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