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Duplicate Advisory: SurrealDB: Authorization Bypass in KILL Statement Allows Termination of Other Users' Live Queries

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Medium
Published: 07/20/2026 (07/20/2026, 12:33:10 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Product: surrealdb

Description

SurrealDB versions before 3.1.0 have an authorization bypass vulnerability in the KILL statement. This flaw allows authenticated users to terminate other users' live query subscriptions without verifying ownership. The vulnerability can disrupt real-time data subscriptions of other users. It has a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.4, indicating medium severity.

CVSS v3.1

Score 5.4medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Affected software

crates.ioghsa
surrealdb

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/07/2026, 14:23:16 UTC

Technical Analysis

SurrealDB prior to version 3.1.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability (CWE-862) in the KILL statement functionality. Authenticated database users can issue KILL commands targeting live query UUIDs belonging to other users, terminating their live SELECT subscriptions without proper ownership checks. This allows disruption of other users' real-time data subscriptions. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality but affects integrity and availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. No patch or remediation information is provided in the advisory, and the advisory is marked as a duplicate of GHSA-gcwr-5mrf-fvch.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows authenticated users to disrupt other users' live query subscriptions by terminating them without authorization. This impacts the availability and integrity of live data subscriptions but does not affect confidentiality. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory GHSA-gcwr-5mrf-fvch for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or fix links are provided, users should monitor the vendor's official advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, restrict access to trusted users to minimize risk.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
GHSA-mf42-3c8q-x7x8
Osv Schema Version
1.4.0
Ecosystems
["crates.io"]
Database Specific Severity
MODERATE
Cvss Version
3.1

Threat ID: 6a9c2646acd9273b49fc9c94

Added to database: 09/05/2026, 14:25:10 UTC

Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 14:23:16 UTC

Last updated: 10/01/2026, 23:09:39 UTC

Views: 24

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