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GHSA-wp87-mgvq-5j93: SurrealDB: USE NS/DB implicit creation bypasses DEFINE authorization

July 1, 2026

An anonymous caller could create new namespaces and databases on a running SurrealDB instance without holding DEFINE NAMESPACE or DEFINE DATABASE permission.

USE NS <name> and USE DB <name> automatically create the target when it does not exist. The three places USE is handled — the RPC use method, Datastore::process_use, and the SurrealQL executor — did not check whether the caller was allowed to create the resource. Under default capabilities any session reached this path, including an unauthenticated guest.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-wp87-mgvq-5j93
  • github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/commit/f3ee3bd55533c14f1fa3e69ce18fc8904c1ce3f9
  • github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-wp87-mgvq-5j93

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.1.0

Fixed versions

  • 3.1.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.1.0 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization
  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Source file

cargo/surrealdb/GHSA-wp87-mgvq-5j93.yml

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