Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Oct 30, 2026 11:30:38 UTC
CVE-2026-119372
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.
Base score6.8/ 10
SeverityMediumCVSS 4.0
Exploitability / impact
CVSS metric breakdown
Base severityMedium
Attack vectorLocalAV
Attack complexityLowAC
Attack requirementsNoneAT
Privileges requiredNonePR
User interactionPassiveUI
Vulnerable system confidentialityNoneVC
Vulnerable system integrityNoneVI
Vulnerable system availabilityHighVA
Subsequent system confidentialityNoneSC
Subsequent system integrityNoneSI
Subsequent system availabilityNoneSA
CVSS vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.
Record context
CVE Numbering AuthorityVulnCheck
Last updatedNov 4, 2026 02:06:19 UTC
PublishedOct 30, 2026 11:30:38 UTC
ReservedOct 30, 2026 00:39:32 UTC
Credits
- Marc Heuse
- Abraxas Labs
- Dan Kennedy