CVE-2026-63763

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-3v2x-9xcv-2v2v
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-privilege-escalation-via-future-fields

Configurations

No configuration.

History

20 Jul 2026, 12:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-20 12:19

Updated : 2026-07-21 18:37

NVD link : CVE-2026-63763

Mitre link : CVE-2026-63763

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-63763

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-639

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

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