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

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

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m24x-r6q3-2vp9

## 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 (Uncaught Exception)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-58368?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `surrealdb` | crates.io | All versions | 1.1.0 |
| `surrealdb` | crates.io | All versions | 1.1.0 |

Products: Surrealdb Surrealdb.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-58368?

Upgrade surrealdb to 1.1.0 or later.

## Is CVE-2024-58368 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Surrealdb Surrealdb

- [CVE-2025-71392](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-71392/): SurrealDB before 2.2.2 SurrealQL Injection via export (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-63756](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-63756/): SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Privilege Escalation via RPC Session Race Condition (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2026-63747](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-63747/): SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Denial of Service via malformed RPC use (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-63757](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-63757/): SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Session Hijacking via /rpc sessions (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-63760](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-63760/): SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Denial of Service via JSON Parser (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-58368 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- surrealdb (crates.io): affected all versions; fixed in 1.1.0
- surrealdb (crates.io): affected all versions; fixed in 1.1.0

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-58368/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-58368/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-58368
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-58368
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-58368

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-58368/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.