CVE-2024-58358 SurrealDB before 2.1.0 Denial of Service via Nonexistent Role

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

Privileged users can cause a server crash by assigning nonexistent roles to users, leading to denial of service in SurrealDB.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-58358?

CVE-2024-58358 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Surrealdb Surrealdb, published on 18 Jul 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SurrealDB versions before 2.1.0 contain a denial of service vulnerability in role conversion that allows privileged owner users to define users with nonexistent roles. Attackers can trigger an uncaught panic by signing in with a user assigned an invalid role, crashing the server.

Weakness: CWE-248

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-58358?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including surrealdb and surrealdb-core. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
surrealdb crates.ioAll versions2.1.0
surrealdb crates.ioAll versions2.1.0
surrealdb-core crates.ioAll versions2.1.0
surrealdb-core crates.ioAll versions2.1.0

Products include Surrealdb Surrealdb.

How do I fix CVE-2024-58358?

Upgrade surrealdb to 2.1.0 or later.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2024-58358 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-58358 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-jc55-246c-r88f.

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