Vulnerability · Published Jul 18, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2023-54366SurrealDB before 1.0.1 Insecure Default Table Permissions

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity incorrect default permissions 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 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

SurrealDB before 1.0.1 sets default table permissions to FULL instead of NONE, allowing SELECT, CREATE, UPDATE, and DELETE operations on tables without explicit permissions. Attackers with database access or unauthenticated users on publicly exposed instances can perform unrestricted operations on unprotected tables within their authorization scope.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
PyPI	surrealdb	1.0.1	PYSEC-2026-3718

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
surrealdb	surrealdb	0 – before 1.0.1

Weakness: CWE-276 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-x5fr-7hhj-34j3) vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: SurrealDB before 1.0.1 Insecure Default Table Permissions third-party-advisory