CVE-2026-63733

SurrealDB before 3.2.0 Permissions Bypass via PERMISSIONS Clause

Published Jul 20, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
SurrealDB versions before 3.2.0 contain a permissions bypass vulnerability where data-modifying statements within PERMISSIONS clauses execute with enforcement disabled. Attackers with permission to perform a guarded operation can write to tables they lack permission for by embedding CREATE, UPDATE, DELETE, or UPSERT statements in the PERMISSIONS clause, causing unintended writes and data corruption.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-66r2-5gwj-gxm2 SurrealDB: Writes in a PERMISSIONS clause bypass table permissions
History
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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': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description SurrealDB versions before 3.2.0 contain a permissions bypass vulnerability where data-modifying statements within PERMISSIONS clauses execute with enforcement disabled. Attackers with permission to perform a guarded operation can write to tables they lack permission for by embedding CREATE, UPDATE, DELETE, or UPSERT statements in the PERMISSIONS clause, causing unintended writes and data corruption.
Title SurrealDB before 3.2.0 Permissions Bypass via PERMISSIONS Clause
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Jul 28, 2026, 1:05 AM
Reserved
Jul 18, 2026, 12:19 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 20, 2026, 12:19 PM
Modified
Jul 22, 2026, 3:53 PM