SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery) in surrealdb (CVE-2026-63743)
Summary
SSRF in surrealdb (CVE-2026-63743). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via NetTarget. Mitigation: upgrade to 3.1.0 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
SurrealDB offers http::* functions that can access external network endpoints, with the --allow-net and --deny-net capabilities used to restrict the set of network targets that can be reached. An authenticated user of SurrealDB can bypass a port-scoped --deny-net : rule by chaining an HTTP redirect: the initial request goes to an --allow-net-permitted hostname, the response's 3xx Location header points at the denied host:port, and the redirect is followed even though the destination was explicitly denied.
The root cause is in the redirect policy applied to outbound HTTP requests (surrealdb/core/src/fnc/util/http/mod.rs): the NetTarget for the redirect destination is built from url.host_str() alone and url.port() is dropped. The capability matcher (surrealdb/core/src/dbs/capabilities.rs:259-264) refuses to match a port-bearing rule against a port-stripped target (Self::Host(host, Some(port)) => match tgt { _ => false }), so the operator's port-scoped deny rule silently does not fire on the redirect target.
Impact
The impact of this vulnerability is circumvention of the --deny-net capability when the operator has scoped deny rules by port, and the resulting impact on systems external to SurrealDB. The ultimate impact is dependent on the deployment scenario.
For example, if a SurrealDB operator uses --deny-net : to block specific internal services (such as a local Redis at 192.168.1.1:6379 or an unauthenticated cloud metadata service) whil…
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-63743 has been found in surrealdb.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like NetTarget over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 6.4/10.
What to do: upgrade surrealdb to 3.1.0 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "surrealdb CVE-2026-63743" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-63743 (surrealdb) — CWE-918 / CVSS v3 6.4
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Attack surface: NetTarget
Patched: 3.1.0 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
SSRF (CWE-918) exists in surrealdb. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via NetTarget.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of surrealdb. Attack surface: NetTarget.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.4/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 3.1.0.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'surrealdb' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'surrealdb' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
surrealdbを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade surrealdb to 3.1.0ステージング環境で 3.1.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
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