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GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp

AWS Advanced Go Wrapper has Privilege Escalation in Aurora PostgreSQL instance

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) High CVE-2026-11401

Packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
Go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/awssql/v2 < 2.0.1 2.0.1
Go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/xray < 1.07 1.07
Go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/aws-secrets-manager < 1.1.2 1.1.2
Go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/custom-endpoint < 1.0.4 1.0.4
Go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/federated-auth < 1.1.1 1.1.1
Go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/iam < 1.1.1 1.1.1
Go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/mysql-driver < 1.1.1 1.1.1
Go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/okta < 1.1.1 1.1.1
Go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/pgx-driver < 1.1.1 1.1.1
Go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/otlp < 1.0.7 1.0.7
Go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/auth-helpers < 1.1.1 1.1.1

Details

As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).

Aurora PostgreSQL is a fully managed relational database engine that's compatible with PostgreSQL. An issue in Aurora PostgreSQL using the AWS Go Wrapper waa identified, see CVE-2026-11401. Impact An issue in AWS Wrappers for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL may allow for privilege escalation to rds_superuser role. A low privilege authenticated user can create a crafted function that could be executed with permissions of other Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) users. Impacted versions: AWS Go Wrapper 2026-04-06 Patches This issue has been addressed in AWS Go Wrapper 2026-05-26. Maintainers recommend upgrading to the latest version and ensuring any forked or derivative code is patched to incorporate the new fixes. Workarounds Remove the public schema from the search path. References If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, contact [AWS/Amazon] Security via the [vulnerability reporting page](https://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting) or directly via email to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). Please do not create a public GitHub issue.

References

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