RCE in Amazon Athena Odbc Driver

CVE-2026-5485

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.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-5485: held from 0.007 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.004

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-5485?
CVE-2026-5485 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amazon Athena Odbc Driver, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-5485?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.