{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-wjjj-24cx-f28g",
  "modified": "2026-07-01T20:04:22Z",
  "published": "2026-07-01T20:04:22Z",
  "aliases": [],
  "summary": "SurrealDB has unauthenticated remote DoS via malformed RPC `use` call",
  "details": "A single unauthenticated WebSocket message to `/rpc` crashed the SurrealDB server. Sending `use { db: \"x\" }` without first selecting a namespace hit `.expect(\"namespace should be set\")` in the `use` handler; because `surrealdb-core` is built with `panic = 'abort'`, the panic terminated the process. `use` is callable before `signin`, and the per-method capability check passes by default for guest callers — so no credentials, token, or `--allow-guests` flag are required.\n\n### Impact\n\nAn unauthenticated remote attacker who could reach the `/rpc` endpoint could crash the SurrealDB server with a single WebSocket message. No credentials, token, session knowledge, or capability are required.\n\n### Patches\n\nA patch has been introduced that returns a typed `invalid_params` response when `db` is set on a session with no `ns`, replacing the panic.\n\n- Versions 3.1.0 and later are not affected by this issue.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nAffected users who are unable to update should restrict network access to the `/rpc` endpoint to trusted clients, and run SurrealDB under a process supervisor that restarts on crash.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "crates.io",
        "name": "surrealdb"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.1.0"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-wjjj-24cx-f28g"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/commit/1537ec4fbd789c61a5b43b648a854577dbe31a34"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-248",
      "CWE-754"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-07-01T20:04:22Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null
  }
}