GHSA-h5q3-3v5q-v5j8: Duplicate Advisory: SurrealDB server-takeover via SurrealQL injection on backup import
This advisory was withdrawn on Sep 4, 2026. The publisher no longer considers it a valid vulnerability.
Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-ccj3-5p93-8p42. This link is maintained to preserve external references. Original Description SurrealDB before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.5, and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 fails to properly escape table and field names in the command-line export command.
Published Jul 18, 2026 · Updated Sep 4, 2026
Affected packages
surrealdb
- Ecosystem
- Rust (crates.io)
- Affected
- < 2.0.5
- Fixed in
- No patched version yet
- Check
cargo tree -i surrealdb
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-ccj3-5p93-8p42. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original Description
SurrealDB before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.5, and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 fails to properly escape table and field names in the command-line export command. An authenticated System User with OWNER or EDITOR roles can create tables or fields with malicious names containing SurrealQL. When a higher-privileged user subsequently imports the exported backup, the injected SurrealQL executes, enabling privilege escalation and root-level takeover of the SurrealDB instance. Applications that let users define custom tables or fields are also exposed to a universal second-order SurrealQL injection even when query parameters are sanitized.
References
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