CVE-2025-71397 (GCVE-0-2025-71397)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-18 13:10 – Updated: 2026-07-20 15:12
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
SurrealDB before 2.2.2 CPU Exhaustion via nested FOR loops
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/a… | vendor-advisory |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-be… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2025-04-10 00:00
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