GHSA-7wq2-32h4-9hc9 AWS Advanced Go Wrapper: Privilege Escalation in Aurora PostgreSQL Instance
A low-privilege user can escalate to rds_superuser role in Aurora PostgreSQL via a crafted function in the AWS Go Wrapper.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is GHSA-7wq2-32h4-9hc9?
GHSA-7wq2-32h4-9hc9 is a vulnerability in github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/auth-helpers, published on 13 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Description of Vulnerability:
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 Go Wrapper to 2025-10-17
Source of Vulnerability Report:
Allistair Ishmael Hakim [email protected]
Affected products & versions:
AWS Go Wrapper < 2025-10-17
Platforms:
MacOS/Windows/Linux
Which versions are affected by GHSA-7wq2-32h4-9hc9?
21 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/auth-helpers, github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/aws-secrets-manager and github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/awssql.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/auth-helpers Go | All versions | 1.0.2 |
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/auth-helpers Go | All versions | 1.0.2 |
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/aws-secrets-manager Go | All versions | 1.0.2 |
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/aws-secrets-manager Go | All versions | 1.0.2 |
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/awssql Go | All versions | 1.1.1 |
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/awssql Go | All versions | 1.1.1 |
15 more packages
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/awssql Go | All versions | 1.1.1 |
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/federated-auth Go | All versions | 1.0.2 |
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/federated-auth Go | All versions | 1.0.2 |
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/iam Go | All versions | 1.0.2 |
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/iam Go | All versions | 1.0.2 |
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/mysql-driver Go | All versions | 1.0.2 |
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/mysql-driver Go | All versions | 1.0.2 |
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/okta Go | All versions | 1.0.2 |
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/okta Go | All versions | 1.0.2 |
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/otlp Go | All versions | 1.0.2 |
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/otlp Go | All versions | 1.0.2 |
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/pgx-driver Go | All versions | 1.0.2 |
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/pgx-driver Go | All versions | 1.0.2 |
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/xray Go | All versions | 1.0.2 |
github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/xray Go | All versions | 1.0.2 |
How do I fix GHSA-7wq2-32h4-9hc9?
Upgrade github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/auth-helpers to 1.0.2 or later.
Is GHSA-7wq2-32h4-9hc9 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GHSA-7wq2-32h4-9hc9 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GO-2025-4119.