SurrealDB before 2.2.2 Local File Read via DEFINE ANALYZER
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
SurrealDB versions before 2.2.2 contain a local file read vulnerability in the DEFINE ANALYZER statement that allows authenticated users to read arbitrary files on the file system. Attackers with root, namespace, or database level privileges can point analyzers to arbitrary file paths and exfiltrate content from two-column tab-separated files.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA surrealdb (surrealdb) Fixed in 2.2.2
- Fix · CNA surrealdb (surrealdb) Fixed in 2.1.5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
surrealdb 2.1.5, 2.2.2
8 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-43508 SurrealDB before 2.2.2 SurrealQL Injection via exportPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2025-43513 SurrealDB before 2.2.2 CPU Exhaustion via nested FOR loopsPriority LOW 32
- TI-2025-43511 SurrealDB before 2.2.2 Memory Exhaustion via string::replacePriority LOW 32
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-71394
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-627h-wprw-6cpg
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · CNA
References
More Surrealdb vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-45344 SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Session Hijacking via /rpc sessions CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-38452 SurrealDB before 1.1.0 Denial of Service via HTTP Headers CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-45347 SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Denial of Service via JSON Parser CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-45334 SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Denial of Service via malformed RPC use CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-43508 SurrealDB before 2.2.2 SurrealQL Injection via export CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-45343 SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Privilege Escalation via RPC Session Race Condition CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
Sources
- CVE-2025-71394 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-71394 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-627h-wprw-6cpg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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