PYSEC-2026-1205
AWS Advanced Python Wrapper: Privilege Escalation in Aurora PostgreSQL instance
Quick fix
PYSEC-2026-1205 — aws-advanced-python-wrapper: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
pip install --upgrade 'aws-advanced-python-wrapper>=1.4.0'Details
### 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.
AWS recommends customers upgrade to the following versions: AWS Python Wrapper to v1.4.0
### Source of Vulnerability Report: Allistair Ishmael Hakim <allistair.hakim@gmail.com>
### Affected products & versions: AWS Python Wrapper < 1.4.0
### Platforms: MacOS/Windows/Linux
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Affected packages
0Fixed in: 1.4.0pip install --upgrade 'aws-advanced-python-wrapper>=1.4.0'References
- https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-7wq2-32h4-9hc9[WEB]
- https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-jdbc-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-7xw4-g7mm-r4hh[WEB]
- https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-4jvf-wx3f-2x8q[WEB]
- https://github.com/aws/aws-pgsql-odbc/security/advisories/GHSA-q327-fgm8-7mxf[WEB]
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12967[ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/pull/1007[WEB]
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2025-028[WEB]
- https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper[PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/releases/tag/1.4.0[WEB]
- https://pypi.org/project/aws-advanced-python-wrapper[PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4jvf-wx3f-2x8q[ADVISORY]