SurrealDB before 2.2.2 SurrealQL Injection via export
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.
CVE-2025-71392
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2025-71392
surrealdb
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surrealdb
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "surrealdb",
"product": "surrealdb",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "2.2.2",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "2.2.2",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"packageURL": "pkg:cargo/surrealdb",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
{
"vendor": "surrealdb",
"product": "surrealdb",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "2.1.5",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "2.1.5",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"packageURL": "pkg:cargo/surrealdb",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
{
"vendor": "surrealdb",
"product": "surrealdb",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "2.0.5",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "2.0.5",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"packageURL": "pkg:cargo/surrealdb",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2025-71392
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Publisher severity
critical
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #12637 · Revision 1
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