Privilege Escalation in Aurora PostgreSQL using AWS JDBC Wrapper, AWS Go Wrapper, AWS NodeJS Wrapper, AWS Python Wrapper, AWS PGSQL ODBC driver

lowCVE-2025-12967

Bulletin ID: AWS-2025-028 Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 2025/11/10 10:15 AM PDT Description: Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL a fully managed relational database engine that's compatible with PostgreSQL. We identified CVE-2025-12967, 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. Impacted versions: - AWS JDBC Wrapper <2.6.5 - AWS Go Wrapper <2025-10-17 - AWS NodeJS Wrapper <2.0.1 - AWS Python Wrapper <1.4.0 - AWS ODBC driver <1.0.1

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Amazon product: Aurora PostgreSQL Privilege escalationaffected: AWS JDBC Wrapper <2.6.5, AWS Go Wrapper <2025-10-17, AWS NodeJS Wrapper <2.0.1, AWS Python Wrapper <1.4.0, AWS ODBC driver <1.0.1

What: An issue may allow for privilege escalation to the rds_superuser role.
Who is affected: Low privilege authenticated users of the specified AWS wrappers.
Urgency: Remediation is important due to the potential for privilege escalation.
Action: Upgrade to versions equal to or greater than the specified thresholds.

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Details

Source: AWS Security Bulletins (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: low
Published: 2026-06-05
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/rss/aws-2025-028/

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-129670.45% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 37% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2025-12967	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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