CVE-2026-63755
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS 3.1
Description
SurrealDB before 3.1.0 evaluates user-supplied WHERE clauses in SELECT statements (and SET/MERGE/CONTENT/PATCH clauses in UPDATE, UPSERT, INSERT ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE, and RELATE update-variant statements) against full record data before enforcing PERMISSIONS FOR SELECT WHERE restrictions. An authenticated user — including Record and Scope users — can exploit this ordering flaw to read the full contents of any table in the database they are authenticated against, bypassing table-level permission checks. Exfiltration is most direct when scripting functions are enabled (--allow-scripting), but is also possible via SurrealQL's THROW statement and timing-based side channels without scripting. The vulnerability is confined to the attacker's current database and does not cross namespace or database isolation boundaries.
Metadata
Severity & Metrics
6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| surrealdb | surrealdb | — | 0 < 3.1.0, 3.1.0 |
Weakness (CWE)
| CWE | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-863 | cna | Incorrect Authorization |
CVSS scores (2)
| Score | Severity | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | HIGH | 4.0 | cna | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 6.5 | MEDIUM | 3.1 | cna | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
References (2)
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-98fx-66cf-fc7c) https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-98fx-66cf-fc7c
- VulnCheck Advisory: SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Permission Bypass via WHERE Clause https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-permission-bypass-via-where-clause