CVE-2026-63762
MEDIUM
6.0
CVSS 4.0
Description
SurrealDB before v2.6.1 (and before v3.0.0-beta.3) contains a denial of service vulnerability in its embedded JavaScript scripting engine, which is enabled via the --allow-scripting capability (disabled by default). Any user able to execute arbitrary queries — including unauthenticated guests when --allow-guests is enabled — can use built-in string functions to construct a large string and pass it to the JavaScript runtime for compilation, triggering a null pointer dereference in the underlying QuickJS-NG engine. This causes the server process to terminate immediately without graceful shutdown, requiring a manual restart. The issue was fixed by updating the rquickjs dependency from v0.9.0 to v0.11.0.
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Severity & Metrics
6.0
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products (2)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| surrealdb | surrealdb | — | 0 < 2.6.1, 2.6.1 |
| surrealdb | surrealdb | — | 0 < 3.0.0-beta.3, 3.0.0-beta.3 |
Weakness (CWE)
| CWE | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-476 | cna | NULL Pointer Dereference |
CVSS scores (1)
| Score | Severity | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | MEDIUM | 4.0 | cna | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
References (2)
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-xx7m-69ff-9crp) https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-xx7m-69ff-9crp
- VulnCheck Advisory: SurrealDB before v2.6.1 Denial of Service via scripting https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-denial-of-service-via-scripting