Authenticated rds_superuser escalation via unqualified function lookup
Published Nov 10, 2025 · Updated Nov 10, 2025
Privilege escalation in AWS wrappers for Aurora PostgreSQL allows remote authenticated users to obtain the rds_superuser role. Connection-time SQL uses unqualified PostgreSQL function names, allowing search_path to resolve an attacker-created function in the public schema before the intended pg_catalog function and execute it with another RDS user's permissions. Exploitation requires a low-privilege database account, permission to create the function, and a later connection by a more privileged user through an affected wrapper.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in AWS wrappers for Aurora PostgreSQL allows remote authenticated users to obtain the rds_superuser role. Connection-time SQL uses unqualified PostgreSQL function names, allowing search_path to resolve an attacker-created function in the public schema before the intended pg_catalog function and execute it with another RDS user's permissions. Exploitation requires a low-privilege database account, permission to create the function, and a later connection by a more privileged user through an affected wrapper.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-12967
- Published
- Nov 10, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 10, 2025
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- Unknown vendor
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- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-470, T1548
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
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- Nov 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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