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CVE
CVE-2026-11401
An untrusted search path issue in the GlobalDatabasePlugin in the AWS Advanced Go Wrapper for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL w
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.
HIGH · CVSS 8
EPSS 0.00131
Schedule remediation
- CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0
YARA rules0
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How to read a CVE - triage first, then detect and patch
This page is every public fact about CVE-2026-11401, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.
Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:
CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked.
EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal.
CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score.
Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.
How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.
Then what - two workflows:
Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits.
PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.
Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).
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ATT&CK techniques
3Techniques this CVE enables - linked via CWECAPECATT&CK. High◆ = named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei templates.
T1078 · Valid Accounts T1574.007 · Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable T1574.009 · Path Interception by Unquoted Path
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CAPEC attack patterns
1Attack patterns this CVE enables - the bridge from weakness to ATT&CK technique.
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Weakness Classification
CWE-426Untrusted Search Path
CWE-426Untrusted Search Path
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Affected Packages
11Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Go
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/auth-helpers
HIGH
fixed in 1.1.1
Go
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/aws-secrets-manager
HIGH
fixed in 1.1.2
Go
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/awssql/v2
HIGH
fixed in 2.0.1
Go
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/custom-endpoint
HIGH
fixed in 1.0.4
Go
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/federated-auth
HIGH
fixed in 1.1.1
Go
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/iam
HIGH
fixed in 1.1.1
Go
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/mysql-driver
HIGH
fixed in 1.1.1
Go
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/okta
HIGH
fixed in 1.1.1
Go
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/otlp
HIGH
fixed in 1.0.7
Go
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/pgx-driver
HIGH
fixed in 1.1.1
Go
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/xray
HIGH
fixed in 1.07
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Scoring & Timeline
8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
High
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
SSVC asks the questions that actually drive patch urgency: is it being exploited, can attacks be automated, and how total is the impact.
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Vendor Advisories
1aws-security2026-039-aws
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References & Sources
3Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.