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Vulnerability record

CVE-2025-71316

CriticalNo known exploitation

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

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.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

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  1. CVSS scoredUpdate

    CVE-2025-71316 scored CVSS 9.2

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

Coverage

References

  • i.blackhat.com https://i.blackhat.com/EU-24/Presentations/EU-24-Tsai-V2-WorstFit-Unveiling-Hidden-Transformers-in-Windows-ANS…
  • learn.microsoft.com https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/processenv/nf-processenv-getcommandlinea#security-remarks
  • raw.githubusercontent.com https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-155-01.json
  • sqlite.org https://sqlite.org/src/file/tool/winmain.c
  • cve.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71316
  • cert-portal.siemens.com https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-765416.html