CVE-2026-63756: SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Privilege Escalation via RPC Session Race Condition

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 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: 2026-07-20 · updated 2026-07-22
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

SurrealDB versions before 3.1.0 contain a time-of-check/time-of-use race condition in the HTTP /rpc endpoint that allows unauthenticated requests to inherit authenticated session state. Unauthenticated attackers can send concurrent requests to the /rpc endpoint while legitimate authenticated traffic is active to execute operations with hijacked user privileges.

Affected products

surrealdb: before 3.1.0 — fixed in 3.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: surrealdb 3.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-4vgr-h27g-cf9p
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-privilege-escalation-via-rpc-session-race-condition

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