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.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2025-71392
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 17:01 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
SurrealDB before 2.2.2 SurrealQL Injection via export
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 18 Jul 2026, 13:10 UTC
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.
osv:CVE-2025-71392
Complete source record
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