Medium severity · published Jul 18, 2026
CVE-2025-71394
SurrealDB before 2.2.2 Local File Read via DEFINE ANALYZER
4.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
SurrealDB versions before 2.2.2 contain a local file read vulnerability in the DEFINE ANALYZER statement that allows authenticated users to read arbitrary files on the file system. Attackers with root, namespace, or database level privileges can point analyzers to arbitrary file paths and exfiltrate content from two-column tab-separated files.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 30% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SU
surrealdb · surrealdb
before 2.2.2; before 2.1.5 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71394
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71394
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-2cvj-g5r5-jrrg
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-local-file-read-via-define-analyzer
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