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TI-2026-45347 Aliases CVE-2026-63760GHSA-q729-696q-g9pq

SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Denial of Service via JSON Parser

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-674Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-674.

Summary

SurrealDB before 3.1.0 fails to enforce the configured recursion depth limit in the value and JSON parser when processing nested braces, brackets, or parentheses. Unauthenticated attackers can send deeply nested JSON payloads to the WebSocket /rpc endpoint to exhaust server memory and crash the process.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00515 44th 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
Yes
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-q729-696q-g9pq
  • 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-q729-696q-g9pq

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-q729-696q-g9pq 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-2026-45334 SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Denial of Service via malformed RPC usePriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2026-45343 SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Privilege Escalation via RPC Session Race ConditionPriority MEDIUM 42
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-63760
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q729-696q-g9pq

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-2026-45334 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
  • TI-2024-38450 SurrealDB before 1.1.1 Format String via Scripting Functions CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.0
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Sources

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