CVE-2026-63763 (GCVE-0-2026-63763)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-20 12:04 – Updated: 2026-07-21 11:08
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
SurrealDB before 2.5.0 Privilege Escalation via Future Fields
Summary
SurrealDB before 2.5.0 and before 3.0.0-beta.3 contains a confused deputy privilege escalation vulnerability. Unprivileged users (e.g., those with the database editor role) can create or modify fields containing futures, functions, or closures. Because these are executed in the context of the invoking/querying user rather than their creator, an attacker can plant malicious logic that executes with a higher-privileged user's permissions when that user reads or writes the affected record. This can lead to full privilege escalation, including creation of a root owner and server takeover.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/a… | vendor-advisory |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-be… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-01-22 00:00
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