CVE-2025-71392

SurrealDB before 2.2.2 SurrealQL Injection via export

Published Jul 18, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.4 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
SurrealDB before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.5, and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 fails to properly escape table and field names in the command-line export command. An authenticated System User with OWNER or EDITOR roles can create tables or fields with malicious names containing SurrealQL. When a higher-privileged user subsequently imports the exported backup, the injected SurrealQL executes, enabling privilege escalation and root-level takeover of the SurrealDB instance. Applications that let users define custom tables or fields are also exposed to a universal second-order SurrealQL injection even when query parameters are sanitized.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-ccj3-5p93-8p42 SurrealDB server-takeover via SurrealQL injection on backup import
History
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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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'}

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Description SurrealDB before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.5, and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 fails to properly escape table and field names in the command-line export command. An authenticated System User with OWNER or EDITOR roles can create tables or fields with malicious names containing SurrealQL. When a higher-privileged user subsequently imports the exported backup, the injected SurrealQL executes, enabling privilege escalation and root-level takeover of the SurrealDB instance. Applications that let users define custom tables or fields are also exposed to a universal second-order SurrealQL injection even when query parameters are sanitized.
Title SurrealDB before 2.2.2 SurrealQL Injection via export
Weaknesses CWE-77
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 29, 2026, 9:15 PM
Reserved
Jul 16, 2026, 12:14 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 18, 2026, 2:17 PM
Modified
Oct 29, 2026, 9:17 PM