CVE-2024-58359: SurrealDB before 2.1.0 Denial of Service via rand() Sorting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-07-18 · updated 2026-10-27
Weakness: CWE-248

Description

SurrealDB versions before 2.1.0 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the sorting mechanism when using ORDER BY rand() clause. Authorized clients can execute queries with ORDER BY rand() to trigger a panic in the sorting function, crashing the server.

Affected products

surrealdb: before 2.1.0 — fixed in 2.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: surrealdb 2.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-m52v-24p8-654f
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-denial-of-service-via-rand-sorting

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