High severity · published Jul 18, 2026
CVE-2023-54366
SurrealDB before 1.0.1 Insecure Default Table Permissions
8.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
SurrealDB before 1.0.1 sets default table permissions to FULL instead of NONE, allowing SELECT, CREATE, UPDATE, and DELETE operations on tables without explicit permissions. Attackers with database access or unauthenticated users on publicly exposed instances can perform unrestricted operations on unprotected tables within their authorization scope.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SU
surrealdb · surrealdb
before 1.0.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54366
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54366
Mitigation
https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-x5fr-7hhj-34j3
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-insecure-default-table-permissions
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