Improper neutralization in Amazon Athena ODBC driver auth pre-2.1.0
CVE-2026-35558 Published on April 3, 2026

Improper neutralization of special elements in authentication components in Amazon Athena ODBC driver
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.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-35558 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Command Injection Vulnerability?

The software constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.

CVE-2026-35558 has been classified to as a Command Injection vulnerability or weakness.


Affected Versions

Amazon Athena ODBC driver Version 2.1.0.0 is unaffected by CVE-2026-35558