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CVE-2026-119371VulnerabilityPublished Updated

SQLite before 3.54.0 contains a stack exhaustion vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-119371· Medium 6.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium · fixed in 3.54.0 : update sqlite when convenient.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 10:58 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.06.8
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.15.5
CNACVSS 4.06.8
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 9% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.54.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 Oct 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 4 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10sqlite3pkg:deb/ubuntu/sqlite3?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • =3.46.1-9
  • =3.53.4-2
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSsqlite3pkg:deb/ubuntu/sqlite3?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • 3.46.1-8 – 3.46.1-9ubuntu0.3
5 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSsqlite3pkg:deb/ubuntu/sqlite3?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 3.42.0-1 – 3.45.1-1ubuntu2.9
15 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSsqlitepkg:deb/ubuntu/sqlite?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • =2.8.17-15fakesync1build1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSsqlite3pkg:deb/ubuntu/sqlite3?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 3.35.5-1 – 3.37.2-2ubuntu0.8
10 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTSsqlite3pkg:deb/ubuntu/sqlite3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focalOther threatsAffected
  • 3.29.0-2 – 3.31.1-4ubuntu0.7+esm2
15 affected builds
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in SQLite version 3.54.0 and later. Users should upgrade to version 3.54.0 or newer to remediate this vulnerability. No other specific mitigations are indicated.

Description

SQLite versions before 3.54.0 have a stack exhaustion vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the SQLITE_LIMIT_EXPR_DEPTH nesting limit. This occurs because common table expressions (CTEs) are not counted against this limit, enabling an attacker to supply a WITH clause chaining tens of thousands of CTEs. This causes unbounded recursion in the selectExpander() function, leading to a process crash.

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