Incorrect Authorization Affecting surrealdb package, versions >=0.0.0 <3.1.0
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- published2 Jul 2026
- disclosed1 Jul 2026
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Introduced: 1 Jul 2026
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-862 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade surrealdb to version 3.1.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization via the use process. An attacker can create new namespaces and databases without proper authorization by sending crafted requests to the affected endpoints. This can lead to resource exhaustion or the recreation of previously deleted namespaces. This is only exploitable if the deployment is running with default capabilities and unauthenticated guest access is allowed.
Workaround
This vulnerability can be mitigated by setting --deny-arbitrary-query * for guest principals, running with --auth enabled, and requiring all callers to signin before issuing use, or by promptly revoking namespace-level tokens when a namespace is dropped.