Vulnerability · Published Jul 20, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-63741SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Authentication Bypass via USE statement
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in surrealdb from surrealdb. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
SurrealDB versions before 3.1.0 fail to validate DEFINE NAMESPACE or DEFINE DATABASE permissions when processing USE NS and USE DB statements. Unauthenticated attackers can create arbitrary namespaces and databases by issuing USE commands, bypassing authorization checks in the RPC use method and SurrealQL executor.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-wp87-mgvq-5j93) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Authentication Bypass via USE statement third-party-advisory