---
cve: "CVE-2026-11401"
severity: "HIGH"
cvss: 8.6
epss: "0.3%"
vendor: "aws"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2026-06-05 20:17:28"
tags: [cve, security, high]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-10-19T23:24:07+02:00"
---

# CVE-2026-11401

> 8.6 HIGH · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

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

## CNA-Record (Kanon, cvelistV5)

- CNA: **AMZN**
- State: PUBLISHED
- Stand: 2026-06-08 16:34:15
- CNA-CVSS: **8.0** (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)

## CISA-Anreicherung (vulnrichment/ADP)

- CISA-SSVC (Coordinator, v2.0.3):
  - Exploitation: **none**
  - Automatable: **no**
  - Technical Impact: **total**

## CVSS-Vektor

```
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
```

| Metrik | Wert | Bewertung |
|---|---|---|
| AV Angriffsvektor | Netzwerk | bad |
| AC Komplexität | Gering | bad |
| PR Privilegien | Gering | warn |

## Schwachstellen-Klasse

- **CWE-426** — Untrusted Search Path
  The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

## Angriffsmuster (CAPEC)

- [CAPEC-38 — Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/38.html) _(Severity: Very High)_

## ATT&CK-Techniken

- [T1574.007 — Hijack Execution Flow: Path Interception by PATH Environment](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1574/007/)
- [T1574.009 — Hijack Execution Flow: Path Interception by Unquoted Path](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1574/009/)

## Patch verfügbar (OSV)

- 82f2d71a4b378ffd6fbe1b5ab4ce1b774a5e5137 (Commit)

## Referenzen

- <https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/releases/tag/release-2026-05-26>
- <https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-039-aws/>
- <https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-r236-5pc3-3qcp>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/sicherheitsluecken/cve-2026-11401/) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI WID (CSAF)_