GHSA-27vq-hv74-7cqp — surrealdb
Fix: surrealdb/surrealdb#5260GHSA-27vq-hv74-7cqp is a Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in surrealdb. A fix is available for surrealdb — see the affected versions and patch details below.
SurrealDB has Silent Failure to Overwrite Table Definition of Relation Type
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-27vq-hv74-7cqp.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
The OVERWRITE clause of the DEFINE TABLE statement would fail to overwrite data for tables that were defined with TYPE RELATION. Since table definitions include the PERMISSIONS clause, this failure would result in permissions not being overwritten as a result, which may potentially lead users to believe they have changed the table permissions when they have not.
Impact
If a user attempted to update table permissions of a table defined with TYPE RELATION using DEFINE TABLE ... OVERWRITE, permissions for the table would not be changed. This may allow a client that is authorized to run queries in a SurrealDB server to access certain data in that specific table that they were not intended to be able to access after the specified change in permissions.
Patches
The DEFINE TABLE statement has been updated to appropriately overwrite data for tables defined with TYPE RELATION.
- Version 2.1.4 and later are not affected by this issue.
Workarounds
Users of tables with TYPE RELATION that may have been modified using the OVERWRITE clause in order to update permissions are advised to verify that the intended permissions are in place using the INFO FOR DB statement. Affected users who are unable to update and require updating permissions in a table with TYPE RELATION will be required to remove the table and define it from scratch with the intended permissions. Data can be preserved by backing it up to a temporary table.
References
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦀crates.io | surrealdb | ≥ 2.0.0&&< 2.1.4 | 2.1.4cargo update -p surrealdb --precise 2.1.4 |
| 🦀crates.io | surrealdb-core | ≥ 2.0.0&&< 2.1.4 | 2.1.4cargo update -p surrealdb-core --precise 2.1.4 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for surrealdb, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update surrealdb to 2.1.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-27vq-hv74-7cqp is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-27vq-hv74-7cqp can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-27vq-hv74-7cqp. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-27vq-hv74-7cqp in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-27vq-hv74-7cqp across crates.io dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.