CVE-2023-54366

SurrealDB before 1.0.1 Insecure Default Table Permissions

Published Jul 18, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-x5fr-7hhj-34j3 SurrealDB: Full Table Permissions by Default
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:surrealdb:surrealdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Surrealdb
Surrealdb surrealdb
Vendors & Products Surrealdb
Surrealdb surrealdb
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title SurrealDB before 1.0.1 Insecure Default Table Permissions
Weaknesses CWE-276
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Jul 28, 2026, 1:47 AM
Reserved
Jun 22, 2026, 9:54 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 18, 2026, 2:17 PM
Modified
Oct 28, 2026, 7:10 PM