Vulnerability · Published Jun 5, 2026 · Assigned by AMZN
CVE-2026-11401Privilege Escalation in AWS Advanced Go Wrapper for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL
High 8.0
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in AWS Advanced Go Wrapper from AWS. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official 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
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/auth-helpers | 1.1.1 | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/auth-helpers | 1.1.1 | GO-2026-5601 |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/aws-secrets-manager | 1.1.2 | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/aws-secrets-manager | 1.1.2 | GO-2026-5601 |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/awssql | no fix listed | GO-2026-5601 |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/awssql/v2 | 2.0.1 | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/awssql/v2 | 2.0.1 | GO-2026-5601 |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/custom-endpoint | 1.0.4 | GO-2026-5601 |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/custom-endpoint | 1.0.4 | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/federated-auth | 1.1.1 | GO-2026-5601 |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/federated-auth | 1.1.1 | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/iam | 1.1.1 | GO-2026-5601 |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/iam | 1.1.1 | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/mysql-driver | 1.1.1 | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/mysql-driver | 1.1.1 | GO-2026-5601 |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/okta | 1.1.1 | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/okta | 1.1.1 | GO-2026-5601 |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/otlp | 1.0.7 | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/otlp | 1.0.7 | GO-2026-5601 |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/pgx-driver | 1.1.1 | GO-2026-5601 |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/pgx-driver | 1.1.1 | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/xray | no fix listed | GO-2026-5601 |
| Go | github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/xray | 1.07 | GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| AWS | AWS Advanced Go Wrapper | 2026-04-06 – before 2026-05-26 |
Weakness: CWE-426 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H