Medium · published July 18, 2026
SurrealDB versions before 2.1.0 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the sorting mechanism when using ORDER BY rand() clause. Authorized clients can execute queries with ORDER BY rand() to trigger a panic in the sorting function, crashing the server.
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| surrealdb/surrealdb | < 2.1.0 | 2.1.0 |