CVE-2026-58139
DuckDB AWS Extension Security Policy Bypass via load_aws_credentials Procedure
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.0 Medium
- Published
- Aug 3, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 29, 2026
Description
The DuckDB AWS extension for DuckDB contains a security policy bypass vulnerability that allows any database user with SQL execution permissions to extract plaintext AWS credentials by calling the load_aws_credentials function with the redact_secret parameter set to false, circumventing the database-wide allow_unredacted_secrets=false policy. Attackers can invoke this single function to retrieve the underlying AWS credential chain including access_key_id, secret_access_key, session_token, and region in plaintext, which are immediately valid against AWS APIs and particularly impactful in managed environments where pg_duckdb is preloaded and an AWS credential chain such as IMDSv2, IRSA, ECS task role, or EC2 instance role is reachable.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 6.0 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
duckdb-awsduckdb |
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References
- Pull Requestissue-tracking
- Patch Commitpatch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/duckdb-aws-extension-security-policy-bypass-via-load-aws-credentials-procedurethird-party-advisory
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