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9.4
CVE-2025-71392: SurrealDB fails to escape table and field names in export
CVE-2025-71392
Summary
A vulnerability in SurrealDB allows an authenticated user with the right permissions to inject malicious code into the database. This can lead to unauthorized access and even a complete takeover of the SurrealDB instance. To fix this, update SurrealDB to version 2.0.5 or later, or version 2.1.5 or later, or version 2.2.2 or later.
Original title
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 EDIT...
Original 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.
nvd CVSS4.0
9.4
Vulnerability type
CWE-77
Command Injection
Published: 18 Jul 2026 · Updated: 19 Jul 2026 · First seen: 18 Jul 2026