CVE catalog

CVE-2025-71316

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 wit

[CVE catalog]

Severity: Critical · CVSS 9.2CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published: Jun 4, 2026, 7:16:27 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.54% · Oct 27, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	sqlite3	sid	`3.53.4-2`	not affected
Debian	sqlite3	forky	`3.53.4-2`	not affected
Debian	sqlite3	trixie	`3.46.1-7+deb13u2`	not affected
Debian	sqlite3	bookworm	`3.40.1-2+deb12u2`	not affected
Cpe	sqlite3	Not reported	Not reported	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	sqlite3	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	sqlite3	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	sqlite3	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	sqlite3	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[lemon]Not affected
Source package: [sqlite3]
Details (2)
- 3.40.1-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · sqlite3 · debian · bookworm
- 3.40.1-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · sqlite3 · debian · bookworm
[libsqlite3-0]Not affected
Source package: [sqlite3]
Details (2)
- 3.40.1-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · sqlite3 · debian · bookworm
- 3.40.1-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · sqlite3 · debian · bookworm
[libsqlite3-dev]Not affected
Source package: [sqlite3]
Details (2)
- 3.40.1-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · sqlite3 · debian · bookworm
- 3.40.1-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · sqlite3 · debian · bookworm
[libsqlite3-tcl]Not affected
Source package: [sqlite3]
Details (2)
- 3.40.1-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · sqlite3 · debian · bookworm
- 3.40.1-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · sqlite3 · debian · bookworm
[sqlite3]Not affected
Details (2)
- 3.40.1-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · sqlite3 · debian · bookworm
- 3.40.1-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · sqlite3 · debian · bookworm
[sqlite3-doc]Not affected
Source package: [sqlite3]
Details (2)
- 3.40.1-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · sqlite3 · debian · bookworm
- 3.40.1-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · sqlite3 · debian · bookworm
[sqlite3-tools]Not affected
Source package: [sqlite3]
Details (2)
- 3.40.1-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · sqlite3 · debian · bookworm
- 3.40.1-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · sqlite3 · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 9:47:51 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)]