SurrealDB before 3.1.0 silently substitutes the ES384 algorithm when a JWT access method is configured with ALGORITHM ES512 (DEFINE ACCESS ... TYPE JWT ALGORITHM ES512), because the underlying jsonwebtoken crate (v10.x) has no ES512 variant and the mapping defaults to ES384 without any error, warning, or log message. Users who supply the correct P-521 key for ES512 experience authentication handshake failures due to the curve mismatch with ES384 (which expects P-384), and tokens are rejected by external systems expecting genuine ES512 signatures. The flaw cannot be used to forge tokens or compromise data confidentiality or integrity, as ES384 remains cryptographically strong.
CVE-2026-63761
Score 4.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-20. a secondary CVSS source baseline 4.3; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 4.3
- EG Score
- 4.3(high)
- EG Risk
- 19(Track)EG Risk 19/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity43% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 5.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 20, 2026
Last Modified
July 22, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 20, 2026SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Algorithm Downgrade via ES512 | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-algorithm-downgrade-via-es512ES512 silently downgraded to ES384 due to jsonwebtoken crate limitation · Advisory · surrealdb/surrealdb · GitHub
https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-fwg2-gr34-q3w8Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-63761(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 19× in last 7d / 19× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-23 03:22 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 23:41 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 23:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-20 16:41 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-20 16:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-20 14:58 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-20 14:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-20 12:38 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-20 12:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-20 12:18 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-20 12:17 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
Related CVEs(same CWE)
Same CWE
10 shownCWE-327
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-63761?
When was CVE-2026-63761 disclosed?
Is CVE-2026-63761 actively exploited?
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-63761?
How do I remediate CVE-2026-63761?
Dependency Blast Radius
Explore the affected products and dependency analysis for CVE-2026-63761
Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2026-63761?
EchelonGraph automatically scans your cloud infrastructure and maps CVE exposure using blast radius analysis.