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TI-2026-45338 Aliases CVE-2026-63751GHSA-fpxg-5xmv-922m

SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Field Permission Bypass via JSON Patch

Priority LOW 24CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

SurrealDB versions before 3.1.0 contain a field-level permission bypass vulnerability in JSON Patch operations that allows authenticated users to read protected fields. Attackers can use UPDATE PATCH with an empty from pointer in copy or move operations to duplicate all record fields, including those restricted by field-level SELECT permissions, into attacker-chosen destination fields.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00293 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed surrealdb (surrealdb): 3.1.0surrealdb (crates.io): 3.1.0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
surrealdbsurrealdbbefore 3.1.03.1.0Patch availableCNA
—surrealdb (crates.io)before 3.1.03.1.0Patch availableGHSA-fpxg-5xmv-922m
  • surrealdb Vendorsurrealdb Affected before 3.1.0 Fixed in 3.1.0 Patch available CNA
  • surrealdb (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 3.1.0 Fixed in 3.1.0 Patch available GHSA-fpxg-5xmv-922m

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:surrealdb:surrealdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.1.0Vulnerablesurrealdb
  • cpe:2.3:a:surrealdb:surrealdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·surrealdb

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA surrealdb (surrealdb) Fixed in 3.1.0
  • Fix · GHSA-fpxg-5xmv-922m surrealdb (crates.io) Fixed in 3.1.0 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    surrealdb 3.1.0

    20 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 16 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-45344 SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Session Hijacking via /rpc sessionsPriority MEDIUM 46
    • TI-2026-45347 SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Denial of Service via JSON ParserPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2026-45334 SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Denial of Service via malformed RPC usePriority MEDIUM 44
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-63751
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fpxg-5xmv-922m

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • 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
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Sources

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