Vulnerability · 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…
Published Apr 3, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 20, 2026 · athena odbc
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5485. EPSS is 1.15%. Act only if a listed version of athena odbc is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 1.15%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe amazon/athena odbc
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.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe amazon/athena odbc< 2.0.5.1
How to fix CVE-2026-5485
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5485. EPSS is 1.15%. Act only if a listed version of athena odbc is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with amazon/athena odbc < 2.0.5.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 1.15%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 3, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
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.
Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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.
Oct 20, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5485
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-5485
30-day exploitation probability 1.1%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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-initiate
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.