Privilege Escalation in AWS Advanced Go Wrapper for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL
Priority LOW 39CWE-426Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-426.
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
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00305 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed AWS Advanced Go Wrapper (AWS): 2026-05-26github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/awssql/v2 (Go): 2.0.1+10 more products
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | AWS Advanced Go Wrapper | 2026-04-06 to before 2026-05-26 | 2026-05-26 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/awssql/v2 (Go) | before 2.0.1 | 2.0.1 | Patch available | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| — | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/xray (Go) | before 1.07 | 1.07 | Patch available | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| — | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/aws-secrets-manager (Go) | before 1.1.2 | 1.1.2 | Patch available | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| — | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/custom-endpoint (Go) | before 1.0.4 | 1.0.4 | Patch available | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| — | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/federated-auth (Go) | before 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| — | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/iam (Go) | before 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| — | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/mysql-driver (Go) | before 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| — | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/okta (Go) | before 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| — | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/pgx-driver (Go) | before 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| — | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/otlp (Go) | before 1.0.7 | 1.0.7 | Patch available | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| — | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/auth-helpers (Go) | before 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
- AWS Advanced Go Wrapper VendorAWS Affected 2026-04-06 to before 2026-05-26 Fixed in 2026-05-26 Patch available CNA
- github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/awssql/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.0.1 Fixed in 2.0.1 Patch available GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp
- github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/xray (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.07 Fixed in 1.07 Patch available GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp
- github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/aws-secrets-manager (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.2 Fixed in 1.1.2 Patch available GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp
- github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/custom-endpoint (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.4 Fixed in 1.0.4 Patch available GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp
- github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/federated-auth (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.1 Fixed in 1.1.1 Patch available GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp
- github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/iam (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.1 Fixed in 1.1.1 Patch available GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp
- github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/mysql-driver (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.1 Fixed in 1.1.1 Patch available GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp
- github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/okta (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.1 Fixed in 1.1.1 Patch available GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp
- github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/pgx-driver (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.1 Fixed in 1.1.1 Patch available GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp
- github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/otlp (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.7 Fixed in 1.0.7 Patch available GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp
- github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/auth-helpers (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.1 Fixed in 1.1.1 Patch available GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp
Remediation
- Fix · CNA AWS Advanced Go Wrapper (AWS) Fixed in 2026-05-26
- Fix · GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/awssql/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.0.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/xray (Go) Fixed in 1.07 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/aws-secrets-manager (Go) Fixed in 1.1.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/custom-endpoint (Go) Fixed in 1.0.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/federated-auth (Go) Fixed in 1.1.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/iam (Go) Fixed in 1.1.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/mysql-driver (Go) Fixed in 1.1.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/okta (Go) Fixed in 1.1.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/pgx-driver (Go) Fixed in 1.1.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/otlp (Go) Fixed in 1.0.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/auth-helpers (Go) Fixed in 1.1.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-11401
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-11401 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-11401 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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