CVE-2025-12967
HIGHDescription
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
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-470 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-21985 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2024-4990 | Critical | 9.1 | 80% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-0200 | High | 7.2 | 72% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-30287 | High | 8.0 | 71% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-3600 | High | 7.5 | 24% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-5511 | High | 7.2 | 14% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2025-12967?
Upgrade aws-advanced-python-wrapper to 1.4.0 or later.
Is CVE-2025-12967 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2025-12967 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.45% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 38% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2025-12967?
CVE-2025-12967 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.0, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2025-12967 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for aws-advanced-python-wrapper (PyPI (Python)). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-17.