# CVE-2026-75910: Incorrect privilege assignment in the Amazon aws-athena-query-federation ClickHouse connector deployment template

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.17.1
- Published: 2026-08-20 · Updated: 2026-08-25

## Affected

- AWS Athena Federated Query Clickhouse Connector deployment template: fixed in 2026.17.1

## Description

Incorrect privilege assignment in the ClickHouse connector deployment template in Amazon Athena Federated Query prior to v2026.17.1 could allow an authenticated remote user to read arbitrary AWS Secrets Manager secrets in the deploying account by pointing the connector's connection string at an unrelated secret and at a database endpoint under the user's control, causing the connector to transmit the secret to that endpoint. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to aws-athena-query-federation connectors version v2026.17.1 or later and ensure that any forked or derivative code is patched to incorporate the new fixes. Alternatively, to remediate this issue, users should redeploy the connector with the current template and supply a non-empty SecretNamePrefix value.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on AWS Athena Federated Query Clickhouse Connector deployment template, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.17.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/awslabs/aws-athena-query-federation/releases/tag/v2026.17.1
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-084-aws/
- https://github.com/awslabs/aws-athena-query-federation/security/advisories/GHSA-vmjg-c6wv-wjm9

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