Field permission bypass in SurrealDB via PATCH copy and move
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 · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
SurrealDB before 3.3.0 contains an authorization bypass that lets callers with table-level write permission read fields restricted from SELECT. JSON Patch pointers resolve against the unreduced record, so an attacker with low privileges and network access can use PATCH copy or move operations to copy hidden fields into readable destinations. Test mismatch errors can also reveal hidden field values. The weakness is CWE-200, Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
SurrealDB before 3.3.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows callers with table-level write permission to read SELECT-restricted fields by resolving JSON Patch pointers against the unreduced record. Attackers can use PATCH copy or move operations to copy hidden fields into readable destinations, or abuse test mismatch errors as a disclosure oracle.
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
Upgrade SurrealDB to version 3.3.0.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA surrealdb (surrealdb) Fixed in 3.3.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
surrealdb 3.3.0
11 records Highest priority Priority LOW 11 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-71159 Cross-tenant access in SurrealDB through the USE statementPriority LOW 39
- TI-2026-71150 Cross-tenant access in SurrealDB through namespace and database selectionPriority LOW 37
- TI-2026-71155 Memory exhaustion in SurrealDB via Surrealism module output bufferingPriority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109341
- 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-xwrw-vq8w-mgj7
- 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More surrealdb vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-84300 SurrealDB index planner lets users infer restricted fields CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-84304 Server-side request forgery in SurrealDB via JWKS URL default ports CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-109341 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-109341 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xwrw-vq8w-mgj7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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