CVE-2025-71391 json
SurrealDB before 2.2.2 Denial of Service via /sql endpoint
published last yr. modified 11d ago also GHSA-rq86-9m6r-cm3g , EUVD-2025-210491
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
SurrealDB versions before 2.2.2 contain an uncaught exception vulnerability in the net module that allows authenticated users to crash the database. Attackers can send crafted HTTP queries containing null bytes to the /sql endpoint, causing an unhandled exception that crashes the SurrealDB instance and any dependent applications.
Patch / fix
- crates.io surrealdb 2.0.5, 2.1.5, 2.2.2
- surrealdb surrealdb 2.0.5, 2.1.5, 2.2.2
- github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb#5647 pull request
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 3mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | surrealdb | >=2.2.0, <2.2.2 >=2.1.0, <2.1.5 <2.0.5 |
2.2.2 2.1.5 2.0.5 |
Affected products
- surrealdb surrealdb
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-248 Uncaught Exception
References
-
github.com
/surrealdb/surrealdb/pull/5647
web
-
github.com
/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-rq86-9m6r-cm3g
vendor-advisory, web
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/surrealdb-before-denial-of-service-via-sql-endpoint
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/surrealdb/surrealdb
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-71391
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-rq86-9m6r-cm3g
- NVD CVE-2025-71391
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