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CVE-2026-115416

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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.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.3 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
Published
2026-10-22 17:16:58.913000
Last modified
2026-10-22 17:40:46.877000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-115416",
  "sourceIdentifier": "ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5",
  "published": "2026-10-22T17:16:58.913",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-22T17:40:46.877",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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      "value": "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.\n\n\n\nAWS remediated the issue on October 7, 2026. No customer action is required."
    }
  ],
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      "affectedData": [
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          "vendor": "AWS",
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          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "N/A",
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            }
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          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
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          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
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      "url": "https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-144-aws/",
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