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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-11401 · published 5 June 2026

CVE-2026-11401: Untrusted search path vulnerability

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

8.6 CVSS 4.0 High EPSS 0.31% · top 79.2% CWE-426 · Untrusted search path Awaiting Analysis
8.6CVSS 4.0 base score
0.31%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
0Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

References

LinkTags
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-039-aws/
https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/releases/tag/release-2026-05-26
https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-11401), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.