CVE-2025-71397
SurrealDB before 2.2.2 CPU Exhaustion via nested FOR loops
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.1 High
- Published
- Jul 18, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 29, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 16, 2026
Description
SurrealDB before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.5, and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 allows authenticated users with OWNER or EDITOR permissions (at the root, namespace, or database level) to define custom database functions via DEFINE FUNCTION using nested FOR loops. Although a single loop's iteration count is constrained, nesting multiple loops (e.g., each with 1,000,000 iterations) is not, so an attacker can execute a function that consumes all server CPU time. Configured timeouts do not stop the execution, rendering the server unresponsive to other queries and connections until it is manually restarted.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7.1 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-pxw4-94j3-v9pf)vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: SurrealDB before 2.2.2 CPU Exhaustion via nested FOR loopsthird-party-advisory
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