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

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% 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 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.

Affected products

surrealdb: before 1.1.0 — fixed in 1.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: surrealdb 1.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-m24x-r6q3-2vp9
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-denial-of-service-via-http-headers

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