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
CVSS Score
HIGH
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2025-028/
- https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/releases/tag/release-2025-10-17
- https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-7wq2-32h
- https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-jdbc-wrapper/releases/tag/2.6.5
- https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-jdbc-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-7xw4-g
- https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-nodejs-wrapper/releases/tag/2.0.1
- https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-nodejs-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-8wj8
- https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/releases/tag/1.4.0
- https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-4jvf
- https://github.com/aws/aws-pgsql-odbc/releases/tag/1.0.1
- https://github.com/aws/aws-pgsql-odbc/security/advisories/GHSA-q327-fgm8-7mxf
FAQ
What is CVE-2025-12967?
CVE-2025-12967 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.0 (HIGH). 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 ...
How severe is CVE-2025-12967?
CVE-2025-12967 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2025-12967?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.