MCP session hijack in SurrealDB via shared BoundSubject fingerprint
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
SurrealDB from 3.1.0 before 3.3.0 uses the access method name instead of per-user identity to bind MCP sessions for JWT and Bearer access, an improper privilege management flaw (CWE-269). An attacker with a valid low-privilege token for the same access method who obtains a victim's mcp-session-id can hijack the session and run MCP tools with the victim's roles and permissions.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
SurrealDB from 3.1.0 before 3.3.0 contains an improper authentication vulnerability where the MCP BoundSubject fingerprint uses the access method name instead of per-user identity for JWT/Bearer access. Attackers with a valid low-privilege token for the same access method and a victim's mcp-session-id can hijack the session and execute MCP tools with the victim's roles and permissions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade SurrealDB to version 3.3.0, which fixes the flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
- 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
7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-84300 SurrealDB index planner lets users infer restricted fieldsPriority MEDIUM 57
- TI-2026-84304 Server-side request forgery in SurrealDB via JWKS URL default portsPriority MEDIUM 56
- TI-2026-84299 Use-after-free in SurrealDB KV backends via affinitypool spawn_localPriority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-121419
- 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-hprh-85vv-3jpq
- 2026-11-05 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
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-2026-121419 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-121419 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hprh-85vv-3jpq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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