CVE-2025-71397
HIGHSurrealDB before 2.2.2 CPU Exhaustion via nested FOR loops
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-pxw4-94j3-v9pf)
https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-pxw4-94j3-v9pf
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: SurrealDB before 2.2.2 CPU Exhaustion via nested FOR loops
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-cpu-exhaustion-via-nested-for-loops
Scores
CVSS v4
7.1
EPSS
0.0029
EPSS Percentile
20.9%
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-835
Status
published
Products (6)
surrealdb/surrealdb
< 2.0.5
surrealdb/surrealdb
< 2.1.5
surrealdb/surrealdb
< 2.2.2
surrealdb/surrealdb
2.0.5
surrealdb/surrealdb
2.1.5
surrealdb/surrealdb
2.2.2
Published
Jul 18, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 18, 2026