CVE-2026-63760
Unauthenticated nested-JSON DoS crashes SurrealDB /rpc endpoint
Is CVE-2026-63760 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-63760 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.52% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-63760?
CVE-2026-63760 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-63760?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-63760. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-63760 affect?
CVE-2026-63760 affects SurrealDB < 3.1.0, SurrealDB server, /rpc WebSocket endpoint, JSON/value parser. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-63760?
Upgrade to SurrealDB 3.1.0; apply request limits or WAF rules to block deeply nested JSON
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attackers can send deeply nested JSON to the WebSocket /rpc, exhausting memory and crashing the server (denial of service).
Immediate action required
- affected< 3.1.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.