Search criteria
1 vulnerability found for AWS Advanced Go Wrapper by AWS
CVE-2026-11401 (GCVE-0-2026-11401)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-05 19:07 – Updated: 2026-06-08 16:34
VLAI?
Title
Privilege Escalation in AWS Advanced Go Wrapper for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL
Summary
An untrusted search path issue in the GlobalDatabasePlugin in the AWS Advanced Go Wrapper for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL will allow a remote authenticated low-privilege actor to escalate privileges to those of another Amazon RDS user, including rds_superuser, via a crafted function created by the actor that runs when that user connects to the cluster through the affected wrapper.
To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to the AWS Advanced Go Wrapper release 2026-05-26
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path
Assigner
References
| URL | Tags | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|||||||||||
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | AWS Advanced Go Wrapper |
Affected:
2026-04-06 , < 2026-05-26
(custom)
|
{
"containers": {
"adp": [
{
"metrics": [
{
"other": {
"content": {
"id": "CVE-2026-11401",
"options": [
{
"Exploitation": "none"
},
{
"Automatable": "no"
},
{
"Technical Impact": "total"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2026-06-08T14:35:32.312342Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
},
"type": "ssvc"
}
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2026-06-08T16:34:15.303Z",
"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"shortName": "CISA-ADP"
},
"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
}
],
"cna": {
"affected": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "AWS Advanced Go Wrapper",
"vendor": "AWS",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "2026-05-26",
"status": "affected",
"version": "2026-04-06",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
}
],
"cpeApplicability": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:aws:aws_advanced_go_wrapper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"versionEndExcluding": "2026-05-26",
"versionStartIncluding": "2026-04-06",
"vulnerable": true
}
],
"negate": false,
"operator": "OR"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"supportingMedia": [
{
"base64": false,
"type": "text/html",
"value": "\u003cp\u003eAn untrusted search path issue in the GlobalDatabasePlugin in the AWS Advanced Go Wrapper for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL will allow a remote authenticated low-privilege actor to escalate privileges to those of another Amazon RDS user, including rds_superuser, via a crafted function created by the actor that runs when that user connects to the cluster through the affected wrapper.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo remediate this issue, users should upgrade to the AWS Advanced Go Wrapper release 2026-05-26\u003c/p\u003e"
}
],
"value": "An untrusted search path issue in the GlobalDatabasePlugin in the AWS Advanced Go Wrapper for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL will allow a remote authenticated low-privilege actor to escalate privileges to those of another Amazon RDS user, including rds_superuser, via a crafted function created by the actor that runs when that user connects to the cluster through the affected wrapper.\n\n\n\nTo remediate this issue, users should upgrade to the AWS Advanced Go Wrapper release 2026-05-26"
}
],
"impacts": [
{
"capecId": "CAPEC-233",
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation"
}
]
}
],
"metrics": [
{
"cvssV3_1": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"format": "CVSS",
"scenarios": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "GENERAL"
}
]
},
{
"cvssV4_0": {
"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackRequirements": "NONE",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"baseScore": 8.6,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED",
"subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
"subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"subIntegrityImpact": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "PASSIVE",
"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"version": "4.0",
"vulnAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"vulnConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"vulnIntegrityImpact": "HIGH",
"vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED"
},
"format": "CVSS",
"scenarios": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "GENERAL"
}
]
}
],
"problemTypes": [
{
"descriptions": [
{
"cweId": "CWE-426",
"description": "CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path",
"lang": "en",
"type": "CWE"
}
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2026-06-05T19:23:51.007Z",
"orgId": "ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5",
"shortName": "AMZN"
},
"references": [
{
"tags": [
"patch"
],
"url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/releases/tag/release-2026-05-26"
},
{
"tags": [
"vendor-advisory"
],
"url": "https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-039-aws/"
},
{
"tags": [
"third-party-advisory"
],
"url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp"
}
],
"source": {
"discovery": "UNKNOWN"
},
"title": "Privilege Escalation in AWS Advanced Go Wrapper for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL",
"x_generator": {
"engine": "Vulnogram 1.0.2"
}
}
},
"cveMetadata": {
"assignerOrgId": "ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5",
"assignerShortName": "AMZN",
"cveId": "CVE-2026-11401",
"datePublished": "2026-06-05T19:07:56.341Z",
"dateReserved": "2026-06-05T16:33:50.490Z",
"dateUpdated": "2026-06-08T16:34:15.303Z",
"state": "PUBLISHED"
},
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
"dataVersion": "5.2"
}