CVE-2026-119372: sqlite sqlite

CVSS 6.8 (medium) · published 2026-10-30

SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS3/FTS4 and SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS contains a use-after-free vulnerability in fts3BestSnippet() caused by dangling cached position-list pointers. Attackers can run a full-text MATCH query combining OR and NEAR operators with snippet() to read freed heap memory and crash the process.

Affected products (NVD): sqlite sqlite

Fixed in (NVD): 3.54.0

Weakness: CWE-416

Source: NVD CVE-2026-119372

References

• https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/sqlite-fts3-snippet
• https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite
• https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/blob/version-3.53.4/ext/fts3/fts3_snippet.c#L561
• https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/commit/a87bd2471a9c0606e78d3c3678bcd9cecaa0e731
• https://sqlite.org/bugs/info/2026-08-17T09:18:24Z
• https://sqlite.org/releaselog/3_54_0.html
• https://sqlite.org/src/info/e4635c4153
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sqlite-before-3.54.0-use-after-free-in-fts3-fts3bestsnippet-via-snippet
• https://sqlite.org/bugs/info/2026-08-17T09:18:24Z

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