Vulnerability · Published Oct 22, 2026 · Assigned by AMZN

CVE-2026-115416Incorrect authorization checks in Amazon Athena engine version 3 query processing

High 7.7

In plain English

A high-severity incorrect authorization in Amazon Athena from AWS. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.7High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Incorrect authorization checks in Amazon Athena engine version 3 query processing could have allowed an authenticated user to read AWS account identifiers and SQL statement text query metadata from other AWS accounts. Query results, and data stored in Amazon S3 or other data sources, were not accessible through this issue. AWS remediated the issue on October 7, 2026. No customer action is required.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
AWS	Amazon Athena	N/A

Weakness: CWE-863, CWE-653 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-144-aws/ vendor-advisory