SurrealDB before 3.1.5 Arbitrary File Read via DEFINE ANALYZER
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · 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 before 3.1.5 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the DEFINE ANALYZER mapper filter that allows database users with EDITOR or OWNER roles to read files accessible to the SurrealDB process. Attackers can specify arbitrary file paths in the mapper filter and retrieve file contents through query error messages when the SURREAL_FILE_ALLOWLIST is empty or not configured.
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 3.1.5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
surrealdb 3.1.5
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-45324 SurrealDB before 3.1.5 Denial of Service via deep operator chainsPriority LOW 32
- TI-2026-45325 SurrealDB 3.1.0 before 3.1.5 Field Permission Bypass via TraversalPriority LOW 24
- TI-2026-45331 SurrealDB before 3.1.5 SSRF via JWKS URL RedirectPriority LOW 23
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-63739
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pmgv-hp4m-3xjp
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-2026-63739 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-63739 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pmgv-hp4m-3xjp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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