CVE-2025-71393 PUBLISHED

SurrealDB before 2.2.2 Memory Exhaustion via Nested Functions

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 16.07.2026 Published: 18.07.2026 Updated: 18.07.2026

SurrealDB before 2.2.2 with scripting enabled fails to properly enforce recursion limits when native functions contain embedded JavaScript that issues new queries. Authenticated attackers can bypass the recursion limit by chaining native and JavaScript function calls to trigger infinite recursion and exhaust server memory.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 6

Product Status

Vendor surrealdb
Product surrealdb
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.2.2 (excl.)
  • Version 2.2.2 is unaffected
Vendor surrealdb
Product surrealdb
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.1.5 (excl.)
  • Version 2.1.5 is unaffected
Vendor surrealdb
Product surrealdb
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.0.5 (excl.)
  • Version 2.0.5 is unaffected

Credits

  • cure53 reporter

References

Problem Types

  • Uncontrolled Recursion CWE