CVE-2024-58368 SurrealDB before 1.1.0 Denial of Service via HTTP Headers

High 8.7 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can crash the SurrealDB server by sending crafted HTTP requests with malformed headers, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

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

What is CVE-2024-58368?

CVE-2024-58368 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Surrealdb Surrealdb, published on 18 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SurrealDB versions before 1.1.0 fail to properly parse the ID, DB, and NS headers in HTTP REST API requests containing special characters. Unauthenticated attackers can send crafted HTTP requests with malformed header values to trigger an uncaught exception that crashes the server.

Weakness: CWE-248

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-58368?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including surrealdb. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
surrealdb crates.ioAll versions1.1.0
surrealdb crates.ioAll versions1.1.0

Products include Surrealdb Surrealdb.

How do I fix CVE-2024-58368?

Upgrade surrealdb to 1.1.0 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-2024-58368 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-58368 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Surrealdb Surrealdb vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m24x-r6q3-2vp9.

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