CVE-2026-121423
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
SurrealDB before 3.3.0 contains an unbounded recursion vulnerability that allows authenticated users to abort the surreald process by triggering stack overflow on deeply nested values. Attackers can repeatedly run UPDATE statements wrapping a stored array in itself, then SELECT or EXPORT it, causing persistent denial of service for all tenants.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.1
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-03 15:17:32.700000
Last modified
2026-11-03 15:17:32.830000
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-11-03T15:17:32.700",
"lastModified": "2026-11-03T15:17:32.830",
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}
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"source": "[email protected]",
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