---
id: "CVE-2026-115416"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-115416"]
title: "Amazon Athena: authorization flaw exposed other accounts' metadata to users"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.7
epss: 0.00273
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["athena", "aws", "lab-disclosure", "vendor"]
not_affected_if: ["managed-service"]
published_at: "2026-10-22T00:00:00+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:31+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:10:26+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115416", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:31+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-115416", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00"}, {"source": "lab", "url": "https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/rss/2026-144-aws/", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T19:12:57+00:00"}]
---

# Amazon Athena: authorization flaw exposed other accounts' metadata to users

Incorrect authorization checks in Amazon Athena engine version 3 query processing could let an authenticated user read AWS account identifiers and SQL statement text metadata from other AWS accounts. Query results and data in Amazon S3 or other data sources were not accessible through this issue.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Fix

- AWS remediated the issue on October 7, 2026; no customer action is required according to the bulletin.
- No workarounds are available.

## Mitigated for you by

- AWS (platform-fix, since 2026-10-07): covers Amazon Athena engine version 3 query processing, remediated by AWS for all customers Limits: none stated Still: none required according to the bulletin https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/rss/2026-144-aws/

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:31+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115416
- 2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-115416
- 2026-10-24T19:12:57+00:00 lab https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/rss/2026-144-aws/ — AWS: CVE-2026-115416 - Incorrect authorization checks in Amazon Athena engine version 3 query processing

## Documents

- [advisory] AWS: CVE-2026-115416 - Incorrect authorization checks in Amazon Athena engine version 3 query processing https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/rss/2026-144-aws/

## From the sources

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

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

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 stored in Amazon S3 or other data sources, were not accessible through this issue.

Impacted versions: Amazon Athena engine version 3

Resolution:

AWS remediated the issue on October 7, 2026. No customer action is required.

Workarounds:

There are no workarounds available.

References:

- CVE-2026-115416

 Please email aws-security@amazon.com with any security questions or concerns.

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