CVE-2026-63755
SurrealDB before 3.1.0 evaluates user-supplied WHERE clauses in SELECT statements (and SET/MERGE/CONTENT/PATCH clauses in UPDATE, UPSERT, INSERT ON DUPLICATE K…
Impact
SurrealDB before 3.1.0 evaluates user-supplied WHERE clauses in SELECT statements (and SET/MERGE/CONTENT/PATCH clauses in UPDATE, UPSERT, INSERT ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE, and RELATE update-variant statements) against full record data before enforcing PERMISSIONS FOR SELECT WHERE restrictions. An authenticated user — including Record and Scope users — can exploit this ordering flaw to read the full contents of any table in the database they are authenticated against, bypassing table-level permission checks. Exfiltration is most direct when scripting functions are enabled (--allow-scripting), but is also possible via SurrealQL's THROW statement and timing-based side channels without scripting. The vulnerability is confined to the attacker's current database and does not cross namespace or database isolation boundaries.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rust | surrealdb | < 3.1.0 | 3.1.0 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Surrealdb | Surrealdb | before 3.1.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-98fx-66cf-fc7c
- https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-98fx-66cf-fc7c
- https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/commit/500f4060349580b9cbb9c07b8112a487551c4616
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63755
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-permission-bypass-via-where-clause