CVE-2026-121423 json
SurrealDB before 3.3.0 DoS via Unbounded Recursion in val::Value Serialization
published 6d ago modified 11h ago also EUVD-2026-115955
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
SurrealDB before 3.3.0 contains an unbounded recursion vulnerability that allows authenticated users to abort the surreald process by triggering stack overflow on deeply nested values. Attackers can repeatedly run UPDATE statements wrapping a stored array in itself, then SELECT or EXPORT it, causing persistent denial of service for all tenants.
Patch / fix
- surrealdb surrealdb 3.3.0
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 11h ago
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-rpmq-gq3f-h6jg referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
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 | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 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 |
Affected products
- surrealdb surrealdb
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion
References
-
github.com
/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-rpmq-gq3f-h6jg
vendor-advisory, exploit
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/surrealdb-before-3.3.0-dos-via-unbounded-recursion-in-val-value-serialization
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-121423
- NVD CVE-2026-121423
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