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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-115416

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

Published Oct 22, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 22, 2026 · Amazon Web Services Amazon Athena

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-115416. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Amazon Web Services Amazon Athena is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.27%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor AWS Amazon Athena

Bulletin ID: 2026-144-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 10/22/2026 09:30 AM PDT Description: Amazon Athena is an interactive query service that allows you to analyze data in Amazon S3 using standard SQL. We identified CVE-2026-115416, an issue in Amazon Athena engine version 3 query processing where incorrect authorization checks 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

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  • vendor AWS Amazon Athenaversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-115416

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-115416. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Amazon Web Services Amazon Athena is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-653; CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization. EPSS 0.27%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 22, 2026 · AWS Security Bulletins

    Detected

    Bulletin ID: 2026-144-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 10/22/2026 09:30 AM PDT Description: Amazon Athena is an interactive query service that allows you to analyze data in Amazon S3 using standard SQL. We identified CVE-2026-115416, an issue in Amazon Athena engine version 3 query processing where incorrect authorization checks could have allowed an au

Sources

  • AWS Security BulletinsVendor advisoryCVE-2026-115416

    Bulletin ID: 2026-144-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 10/22/2026 09:30 AM PDT Description: Amazon Athena is an interactive query service that allows you to analyze data in Amazon S3 using standard SQL. We identified CVE-2026-115416, a

    aws.amazon.com
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-115416

    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 sour

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-115416

    30-day exploitation probability 0.27%

    first.org

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 5, 2026
  • AWS Security BulletinsOct 28, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 25, 2026