Description
SurrealDB versions before 3.1.0 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the KILL statement that allows authenticated database users to terminate other users' LIVE SELECT subscriptions. Attackers can issue KILL statements with target live query UUIDs to disrupt real-time data subscriptions of other users without ownership verification.
Affected products
surrealdb: surrealdb
References2
- github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-gcwr-5m… Vendor AdvisoryMitigation
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-authorization-byp… Third Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.4
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - CVSS 4.0
-
5.3
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 24 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-862
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