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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2026-5485Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: amazon · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Running
CVE-2026-5485Unknown / EvaluatingHIGH (raw)CVSS 7.8CWE-78

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

Published: 04 Apr 2026•Last updated: 21 Oct 2026, 12:47 AM IST•Source identifier: ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
7.8HIGH (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric sourceff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
EPSS probability
0.9%0.009
Percentile60th
Weakness type
CWE-78
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

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.

SOC priority

High

Actively exploited (source statement)

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: Microsoft or Microsoft-managed product relevance; HIGH severity; No confirmed exploitation signal in current enrichment; Source severity; no confirmed exploitation signal

Affected Products & Remediation

1 source-backed product
Affected products and versions (source)
  • amazon athena odbc · < 2.0.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
NVD applicability prerequisites: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. These are conditions, not proof that an environment is exposed or unaffected.
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched command-injection (CWE-78)

Exposure

  1. Identify installations of the affected product and compare versions with the advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A weakness class does not establish local exposure. · Rule command-injection

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review command interpreters spawned by the affected service or application.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Unexpected process lineage can support command-injection hunting. · Rule command-injection

Response

  1. Confirm the vendor mitigation or fixed version on affected assets.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · Inventory checks can verify remediation. · Rule command-injection

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:athena_odbc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

3 public sources
aws.amazon.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recorddocs.aws.amazon.comSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2026-5485
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2026-5485
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2026-5485"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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Correlated briefings

SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.