Description
Improper neutralization of special elements in the authentication components in Amazon Athena ODBC driver before 2.1.0.0 might allow a threat actor to execute arbitrary code or redirect authentication flows by using specially crafted connection parameters that are processed by the driver during user-initiated authentication. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 2.1.0.0.
Affected products
amazon: athena odbc; apple: macos; linux: linux kernel; microsoft: windows
References6
- aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-013-aws/ Vendor Advisory
- downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/… PatchProduct
- downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/… PatchProduct
- downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/… PatchProduct
- downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/… PatchProduct
- docs.aws.amazon.com/athena/latest/ug/odbc-v2-driver-release-not… Release Notes
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 4.0
-
7.3
HIGH
Score source: CNA
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 21 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-77
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