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CVE-2025-71316: SQLite sqldiff · Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding

Affects SQLite sqldiffSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical : upgrade to 2025-12-26 as a priority.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 45% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2025-12-26
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Jun 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade SQLite sqldiff to 2025-12-26.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
SQLitesqldiffAffected
  • <2025-12-26
Fixed in
  • 2025-12-26

AI-suggested

A fix for this vulnerability was implemented around December 26, 2025. Users should verify with the SQLite project for the official patched version of sqldiff.exe and update accordingly. Until then, avoid using the '-L' option with untrusted input to mitigate risk.

Description

SQLite 'sqldiff.exe' does not securely handle the way the Microsoft Windows C runtime converts Unicode characters to ANSI codepages. An attacker could use the '-L' option to load an arbitrary DLL with a crafted command line argument string that results in command line file arguments being misinterpreted as command line options. Fixed on or around 2025-12-26.

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