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CVE-2026-11401: AWS Advanced Go Wrapper · Untrusted Search Path

Affects AWS Advanced Go WrapperSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.0 High : upgrade to 2026-05-26 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.0High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 23% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2026-05-26
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Jun 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade AWS Advanced Go Wrapper to 2026-05-26.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
AWSAWS Advanced Go WrapperAffected
  • >=2026-04-06 <2026-05-26
Fixed in
  • 2026-05-26
Gogithub.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapperpkg:golang/github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapperOther threatsAffected
  • =2026-04-06
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

AWS manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service. Users should upgrade to the AWS Advanced Go Wrapper release dated 2026-05-26 or later, as this version contains the fix for the untrusted search path vulnerability. Check the official AWS security bulletin at https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-039-aws/ for the latest remediation guidance.

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

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