8.6
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2025-12967
AWS Wrappers for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

An issue in AWS Wrappers for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL may allow for privilege escalation to rds_superuser role. A low privilege authenticated user can create a crafted function that could be executed with permissions of other Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) users. We recommend customers upgrade to the following versions: AWS JDBC Wrapper to v2.6.5, AWS Go Wrapper to 2025-10-17, AWS NodeJS Wrapper to v2.0.1, AWS Python Wrapper to v1.4.0 and AWS PGSQL ODBC driver to v1.0.1

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 10, 2025, 6:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 10, 2025, 7:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-12967 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
CVSS 4.0 HIGH ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
CVSS 4.0 HIGH ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
Solution
Update AWS wrappers and ODBC driver to prevent privilege escalation.
  • Upgrade AWS JDBC Wrapper to v2.6.5.
  • Upgrade AWS Go Wrapper to 2025-10-17.
  • Upgrade AWS NodeJS Wrapper to v2.01.
  • Upgrade AWS Python Wrapper to v1.4.0.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-12967 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5

    Nov. 10, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An issue in AWS Wrappers for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL may allow for privilege escalation to rds_superuser role. A low privilege authenticated user can create a crafted function that could be executed with permissions of other Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) users. We recommend customers upgrade to the following versions: AWS JDBC Wrapper to v2.6.5, AWS Go Wrapper to 2025-10-17, AWS NodeJS Wrapper to v2.01, AWS Python Wrapper to v1.4.0 and AWS PGSQL ODBC driver to v1.0.1 An issue in AWS Wrappers for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL may allow for privilege escalation to rds_superuser role. A low privilege authenticated user can create a crafted function that could be executed with permissions of other Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) users. We recommend customers upgrade to the following versions: AWS JDBC Wrapper to v2.6.5, AWS Go Wrapper to 2025-10-17, AWS NodeJS Wrapper to v2.0.1, AWS Python Wrapper to v1.4.0 and AWS PGSQL ODBC driver to v1.0.1
    Added Reference https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/releases/tag/release-2025-10-17
    Added Reference https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-7wq2-32h4-9hc9
    Added Reference https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-jdbc-wrapper/releases/tag/2.6.5
    Added Reference https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-jdbc-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-7xw4-g7mm-r4hh
    Added Reference https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-nodejs-wrapper/releases/tag/2.0.1
    Added Reference https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-nodejs-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-8wj8-cfxr-9374
    Added Reference https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/releases/tag/1.4.0
    Added Reference https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-4jvf-wx3f-2x8q
    Added Reference https://github.com/aws/aws-pgsql-odbc/releases/tag/1.0.1
    Added Reference https://github.com/aws/aws-pgsql-odbc/security/advisories/GHSA-q327-fgm8-7mxf
  • New CVE Received by ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5

    Nov. 10, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An issue in AWS Wrappers for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL may allow for privilege escalation to rds_superuser role. A low privilege authenticated user can create a crafted function that could be executed with permissions of other Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) users. We recommend customers upgrade to the following versions: AWS JDBC Wrapper to v2.6.5, AWS Go Wrapper to 2025-10-17, AWS NodeJS Wrapper to v2.01, AWS Python Wrapper to v1.4.0 and AWS PGSQL ODBC driver to v1.0.1
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-470
    Added Reference https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2025-028/
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.6
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Attack Requirements
Privileges Required
User Interaction
VS Confidentiality
VS Integrity
VS Availability
SS Confidentiality
SS Integrity
SS Availability
Base CVSS Score: 8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact