---
title: "CVE-2026-109343: SurrealDB - Broken Access Control"
description: "SurrealDB < 3.3.0 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by the SurrealQL USE statement allowing session switching to any namespace/database without proper permission checks, letting authenticated users access and modify other tenants' data, exploit requires authenticated user privileges."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-109343/
---

# CVE-2026-109343 SurrealDB - Broken Access Control

SurrealDB < 3.3.0 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by the SurrealQL USE statement allowing session switching to any namespace/database without proper permission checks, letting authenticated users access and modify other tenants' data, exploit requires authenticated user privileges.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.26% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109343)

## Details

Type

Broken Access Control

Impact

Broken Access Control, Data Tampering, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Published

12 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-639](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/639.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 3.3.0 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109343](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109343)
- [https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-2v9j-645m-pcrq](https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-2v9j-645m-pcrq)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-3.3.0-cross-tenant-access-via-use-statement](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-3.3.0-cross-tenant-access-via-use-statement)

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