{"id":"CVE-2025-71396","title":"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 -…","summary":"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 -…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-770"],"vendor":"surrealdb","product":"surrealdb","affected":["surrealdb < 2.0.5","surrealdb >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.5","surrealdb >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.2"],"patched":["surrealdb 2.2.2"],"published":"2026-07-18","updated":"2026-09-29","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-29T19:10:00.160","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71396","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-3824-qmfq-2qv7","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-denial-of-service-via-javascript-scripting","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","score-dispute"],"epss":0.00551,"epssPercentile":0.46173,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-19T05:29:21.279Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-07-20T13:38:19.088019Z"},"scores":{"nvd":6.5,"cna":2.3},"slug":"CVE-2025-71396","body":"## Overview\n\nSurrealDB 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `surrealdb < 2.0.5`\n- `surrealdb >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.5`\n- `surrealdb >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `surrealdb 2.2.2`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":212980,"id":"CVE-2025-71396","ts":1790711093017,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"6.5"},{"seq":212979,"id":"CVE-2025-71396","ts":1790711093017,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}