CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-58139

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.51%

43th percentile - higher than 43% of all known CVEs

Summary

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 allow_unredacted_secrets=false policy. Attackers can retrieve access_key_id, secret_access_key, session_token, and region in plaintext, which are immediately valid against AWS APIs, especially impactful in managed environments where pg_duckdb is preloaded and an AWS credential chain is reachable.

Risk Assessment

The risk is leakage of AWS credentials in plaintext, potentially leading to unauthorized access to AWS resources and compromise of the cloud environment.

Recommendation

Upgrade the DuckDB AWS extension to a patched version immediately. Restrict database user permissions and monitor access to the load_aws_credentials function.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS