{"id":"CVE-2026-63747","aliases":["EUVD-2026-45918","GHSA-j7ww-7h79-mmf6","GHSA-wjjj-24cx-f28g"],"status":"published","title":"SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Denial of Service via malformed RPC use","description":"SurrealDB versions before 3.1.0 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the RPC use handler that panics when db is set without a namespace. Unauthenticated attackers can send a malformed WebSocket message to the /rpc endpoint to crash the server process.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":8.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.00515,"percentile":0.44389,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-248","CWE-754"],"published":"2026-07-01T20:04:22Z","modified":"2026-11-04T02:47:48Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"crates.io","package":"surrealdb","fixed_in":["3.1.0"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"crates.io","package":"surrealdb","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.0"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"crates.io","package":"surrealdb","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.0"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"surrealdb","product":"surrealdb"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-wjjj-24cx-f28g","tags":["vendor-advisory","Mitigation","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-denial-of-service-via-malformed-rpc-use","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63747","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j7ww-7h79-mmf6"},{"url":"https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/commit/1537ec4fbd789c61a5b43b648a854577dbe31a34","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wjjj-24cx-f28g"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/63xxx/CVE-2026-63747.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-63747","title":"SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Denial of Service via malformed RPC use","description":"SurrealDB versions before 3.1.0 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the RPC use handler that panics when db is set without a namespace. Unauthenticated attackers can send a malformed WebSocket message to the /rpc endpoint to crash the server process.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-20T12:04:40.14Z","modified":"2026-07-28T01:05:41.626Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-248"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:19:56.284359Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-45918","description":"SurrealDB versions before 3.1.0 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the RPC use handler that panics when db is set without a namespace. 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Sending `use { db: \"x\" }` without first selecting a namespace hit `.expect(\"namespace should be set\")` in the `use` handler; because `surrealdb-core` is built with `panic = 'abort'`, the panic terminated the process. `use` is callable before `signin`, and the per-method capability check passes by default for guest callers — so no credentials, token, or `--allow-guests` flag are required.\n\n### Impact\n\nAn unauthenticated remote attacker who could reach the `/rpc` endpoint could crash the SurrealDB server with a single WebSocket message. No credentials, token, session knowledge, or capability are required.\n\n### Patches\n\nA patch has been introduced that returns a typed `invalid_params` response when `db` is set on a session with no `ns`, replacing the panic.\n\n- Versions 3.1.0 and later are not affected by this issue.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nAffected users who are unable to update should restrict network access to the `/rpc` endpoint to trusted clients, and run SurrealDB under a process supervisor that restarts on crash.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-01T20:04:22Z","modified":"2026-07-01T20:04:23Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-248","CWE-754"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:40:36.577366Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-63747","description":"SurrealDB versions before 3.1.0 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the RPC use handler that panics when db is set without a namespace. 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Unauthenticated attackers can send a malformed WebSocket message to the /rpc endpoint to crash the server process.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-20T12:04:40.14Z","modified":"2026-11-04T02:47:48.828582786Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-248"],"updated_at":"2026-11-04T02:53:00.786919Z"},{"id":"GHSA-wjjj-24cx-f28g","title":"SurrealDB has unauthenticated remote DoS via malformed RPC `use` call","description":"A single unauthenticated WebSocket message to `/rpc` crashed the SurrealDB server. Sending `use { db: \"x\" }` without first selecting a namespace hit `.expect(\"namespace should be set\")` in the `use` handler; because `surrealdb-core` is built with `panic = 'abort'`, the panic terminated the process. `use` is callable before `signin`, and the per-method capability check passes by default for guest callers — so no credentials, token, or `--allow-guests` flag are required.\n\n### Impact\n\nAn unauthenticated remote attacker who could reach the `/rpc` endpoint could crash the SurrealDB server with a single WebSocket message. No credentials, token, session knowledge, or capability are required.\n\n### Patches\n\nA patch has been introduced that returns a typed `invalid_params` response when `db` is set on a session with no `ns`, replacing the panic.\n\n- Versions 3.1.0 and later are not affected by this issue.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nAffected users who are unable to update should restrict network access to the `/rpc` endpoint to trusted clients, and run SurrealDB under a process supervisor that restarts on crash.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-01T20:04:22Z","modified":"2026-11-04T02:56:08.585978118Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-248","CWE-754"],"updated_at":"2026-11-04T03:25:28.514393Z"}]}}