CVE-2025-11060 Surrealdb: surrealdb is vulnerable to unauthorized data exposure via live query subscriptions

Medium 5.7 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass access controls to view unauthorized records in SurrealDB via crafted live query subscriptions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-11060?

CVE-2025-11060 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3, published on 26 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A flaw was found in the live query subscription mechanism of the database engine. This vulnerability allows record or guest users to observe unauthorized records within the same table, bypassing access controls, via crafted LIVE SELECT subscriptions when other users alter or delete records.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11060?

8 open source packages ship an affected version, including SurrealDB.

PackageAffectedFixed in
SurrealDB crates.ioAll versions2.1.9
SurrealDB crates.ioAll versions2.1.9
SurrealDB crates.ioFrom 2.2.02.2.8
SurrealDB crates.ioFrom 2.2.02.2.8
SurrealDB crates.ioFrom 2.3.02.3.8
SurrealDB crates.ioFrom 2.3.02.3.8
2 more packages
SurrealDB crates.ioFrom 3.0.0-alpha.03.0.0-alpha.8
SurrealDB crates.ioFrom 3.0.0-alpha.03.0.0-alpha.8

How do I fix CVE-2025-11060?

Upgrade SurrealDB to a fixed version for your release line: 2.1.9, 2.2.8, 2.3.8 or 3.0.0-alpha.8.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-11060 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11060 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7vm2-j586-vcvc.

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