CVE-2026-63740 SurrealDB before 3.1.4 Array Element Permission Bypass

What is CVE-2026-63740?

CVE-2026-63740 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Surrealdb Surrealdb, published on 20 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SurrealDB versions before 3.1.4 fail to properly enforce SELECT permissions on array elements (field.*) for record users, leaking denied array elements instead of hiding them. Attackers with record scope access can read array elements that element-level permissions should deny by exploiting incorrect index handling during permission filtering.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-63740?

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

Products include Surrealdb Surrealdb.

How do I fix CVE-2026-63740?

Upgrade surrealdb to 3.1.4 or later.

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

Is CVE-2026-63740 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-63740 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Surrealdb Surrealdb

• CVE-2025-71392 SurrealDB before 2.2.2 SurrealQL Injection via export Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-63756 SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Privilege Escalation via RPC Session Race Condition Critical 9.2
• CVE-2026-63747 SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Denial of Service via malformed RPC use High 8.7
• CVE-2026-63757 SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Session Hijacking via /rpc sessions High 8.7
• CVE-2026-63760 SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Denial of Service via JSON Parser High 8.7

All Surrealdb Surrealdb vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8rw6-p7m8-63jp.