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CVE-2026-11401 AWS CVE debrief

CVE-2026-11401 is a HIGH severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.6. An untrusted search path issue in the GlobalDatabasePlugin in the AWS Advanced Go Wrapper for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL allows 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.

Vendor
AWS
Product
AWS Advanced Go Wrapper
CVSS
HIGH 8.6
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-05
Original CVE updated
2026-06-05
Advisory published
2026-06-05
Advisory updated
2026-06-05

Who should care

Users of AWS Advanced Go Wrapper for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL should be aware of this vulnerability and take action to remediate.

Technical summary

The vulnerability is caused by an untrusted search path issue in the GlobalDatabasePlugin. A remote authenticated low-privilege actor can exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to those of another Amazon RDS user, including rds_superuser.

Defensive priority

HIGH

Recommended defensive actions

  • Upgrade to the AWS Advanced Go Wrapper release 2026-05-26

Evidence notes

The CVE was published on 2026-06-05T20:17:28.883Z and modified on 2026-06-05T20:49:22.527Z. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 8.6 and a severity of HIGH.

Official resources

CVE-2026-11401 was published on 2026-06-05T20:17:28.883Z and modified on 2026-06-05T20:49:22.527Z.