{"id":"CVE-2025-12967","aliases":["GHSA-4jvf-wx3f-2x8q","PYSEC-2026-1205"],"title":"AWS Advanced Python Wrapper: Privilege Escalation in Aurora PostgreSQL instance ","summary":"AWS Advanced Python Wrapper: Privilege Escalation in Aurora PostgreSQL instance ","severity":"high","cvss":8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"aws-advanced-python-wrapper","product":"aws-advanced-python-wrapper","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["aws-advanced-python-wrapper < 1.4.0"],"patched":["aws-advanced-python-wrapper 1.4.0"],"published":"2025-11-13","updated":"2026-07-07","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-4jvf-wx3f-2x8q","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-7wq2-32h4-9hc9"},{"url":"https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-jdbc-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-7xw4-g7mm-r4hh"},{"url":"https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-4jvf-wx3f-2x8q"},{"url":"https://github.com/aws/aws-pgsql-odbc/security/advisories/GHSA-q327-fgm8-7mxf"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12967"},{"url":"https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/pull/1007"},{"url":"https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2025-028"},{"url":"https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper"},{"url":"https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/releases/tag/1.4.0"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.00452,"epssPercentile":0.38476,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-08T18:25:45.504Z","slug":"CVE-2025-12967","body":"## Overview\n\n### Description of Vulnerability:\n\nAn 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.\n\nAWS recommends customers upgrade to the following versions:  AWS Python Wrapper to v1.4.0\n\n\n### Source of Vulnerability Report: \nAllistair Ishmael Hakim <allistair.hakim@gmail.com>\n\n\n### Affected products & versions: \nAWS Python Wrapper < 1.4.0\n\n\n### Platforms: \nMacOS/Windows/Linux\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `aws-advanced-python-wrapper < 1.4.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `aws-advanced-python-wrapper 1.4.0`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":44,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":44,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}