CVE-2026-35561: CWE-862: Missing Authorization in Amazon Amazon Athena ODBC driver
CVE-2026-35561 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Amazon Athena ODBC driver versions before 2. 1. 0. 0. It involves insufficient authentication security controls in the browser-based authentication components, which could allow an attacker to intercept or hijack authentication sessions. The vulnerability stems from missing authorization protections in the browser-based authentication flows. Users are advised to upgrade to version 2. 1. 0. 0 to remediate this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-862) affects the Amazon Athena ODBC driver prior to version 2.1.0.0. It is caused by insufficient authentication security controls in the browser-based authentication components, potentially enabling threat actors to intercept or hijack authentication sessions. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.4 (high), reflecting network attack vector, high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no privileges or user interaction required. The vendor advisory recommends upgrading to version 2.1.0.0 to address the issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized access to authentication sessions, leading to compromise of confidentiality and integrity of data accessed via the Amazon Athena ODBC driver. There is no indication of availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade the Amazon Athena ODBC driver to version 2.1.0.0 or later, as this version contains the fix for the insufficient authentication controls. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigations are specified.
CVE-2026-35561: CWE-862: Missing Authorization in Amazon Amazon Athena ODBC driver
Description
CVE-2026-35561 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Amazon Athena ODBC driver versions before 2. 1. 0. 0. It involves insufficient authentication security controls in the browser-based authentication components, which could allow an attacker to intercept or hijack authentication sessions. The vulnerability stems from missing authorization protections in the browser-based authentication flows. Users are advised to upgrade to version 2. 1. 0. 0 to remediate this issue.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-862) affects the Amazon Athena ODBC driver prior to version 2.1.0.0. It is caused by insufficient authentication security controls in the browser-based authentication components, potentially enabling threat actors to intercept or hijack authentication sessions. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.4 (high), reflecting network attack vector, high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no privileges or user interaction required. The vendor advisory recommends upgrading to version 2.1.0.0 to address the issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized access to authentication sessions, leading to compromise of confidentiality and integrity of data accessed via the Amazon Athena ODBC driver. There is no indication of availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade the Amazon Athena ODBC driver to version 2.1.0.0 or later, as this version contains the fix for the insufficient authentication controls. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigations are specified.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- AMZN
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-03T13:43:36.914Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-013-aws/","vendor":"AWS"}]
Threat ID: 69d023670a160ebd92577b2e
Added to database: 4/3/2026, 8:30:31 PM
Last enriched: 4/3/2026, 8:45:36 PM
Last updated: 4/4/2026, 1:13:48 AM
Views: 6
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