CVE-2026-119371
SQLite before 3.54.0 Stack Exhaustion via CTE Chain in selectExpander()
SQLite before 3.54.0 contains a stack exhaustion vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the SQLITE_LIMIT_EXPR_DEPTH nesting limit because common table expressions are not counted against it. Attackers can supply a WITH clause chaining tens of thousands of CTEs, via plain SQL or a view in an untrusted database file, causing unbounded selectExpander() recursion that crashes the process.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
SQLite before 3.54.0 Stack Exhaustion via CTE Chain in selectExpander()
SQLite before 3.54.0 contains a stack exhaustion vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the SQLITE_LIMIT_EXPR_DEPTH nesting limit because common table expressions are not counted against it. Attackers can supply a WITH clause chaining tens of thousands of CTEs, via plain SQL or a view in an untrusted database file, causing unbounded selectExpander() recursion that crashes the process.
- Record
CVE-2026-119371- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-674
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-113782
SQLite before 3.54.0 contains a stack exhaustion vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the SQLITE_LIMIT_EXPR_DEPTH nesting limit because common table expressions are not counted against it. Attackers can supply a WITH clause chaining tens of thousands of CTEs, via plain SQL or a view in an untrusted database file, causing unbounded selectExpander() recursion that crashes the process.
- Record
EUVD-2026-113782- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v8vq-8vgf-h9mg
SQLite before 3.54.0 contains a stack exhaustion vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass...
SQLite before 3.54.0 contains a stack exhaustion vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the SQLITE_LIMIT_EXPR_DEPTH nesting limit because common table expressions are not counted against it. Attackers can supply a WITH clause chaining tens of thousands of CTEs, via plain SQL or a view in an untrusted database file, causing unbounded selectExpander() recursion that crashes the process.
- Record
GHSA-v8vq-8vgf-h9mg- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
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/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-674
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
SQLite before 3.54.0 contains a stack exhaustion vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the SQLITE_LIMIT_EXPR_DEPTH nesting limit because common table expressions are not counted against it. Attackers can supply a WITH clause chaining tens of thousands of CTEs, via plain SQL or a view in an untrusted database file, causing unbounded selectExpander() recursion that crashes the process.
- Record
CVE-2026-119371- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
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/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-674
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
SQLite before 3.54.0 Stack Exhaustion via CTE Chain in selectExpander()
SQLite before 3.54.0 contains a stack exhaustion vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the SQLITE_LIMIT_EXPR_DEPTH nesting limit because common table expressions are not counted against it. Attackers can supply a WITH clause chaining tens of thousands of CTEs, via plain SQL or a view in an untrusted database file, causing unbounded selectExpander() recursion that crashes the process.
- Record
CVE-2026-119371- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
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 - Weakness
- CWE-674
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-119371
SQLite before 3.54.0 contains a stack exhaustion vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the SQLITE_LIMIT_EXPR_DEPTH nesting limit because common table expressions are not counted against it. Attackers can supply a WITH clause chaining tens of thousands of CTEs, via plain SQL or a view in an untrusted database file, causing unbounded selectExpander() recursion that crashes the process.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-119371- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
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/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 - Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-119371
SQLite before 3.54.0 contains a stack exhaustion vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the SQLITE_LIMIT_EXPR_DEPTH nesting limit because common table expressions are not counted against it. Attackers can supply a WITH clause chaining tens of thousands of CTEs, via plain SQL or a view in an untrusted database file, causing unbounded selectExpander() recursion that crashes the process.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-119371- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVAZL-111763 No score
CVE-2026-119371 affecting package sqlite 3.44.0-4
SQLite before 3.54.0 contains a stack exhaustion vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the SQLITE_LIMIT_EXPR_DEPTH nesting limit because common table expressions are not counted against it. Attackers can supply a WITH clause chaining tens of thousands of CTEs, via plain SQL or a view in an untrusted database file, causing unbounded selectExpander() recursion that crashes the process.
- Record
AZL-111763- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
sqliteAzure Linux:3 |
through 3.44.0-4 | None known |
sqlite3Debian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.40.1-23.40.1-2+deb12u13.40.1-2+deb12u23.42.0-13.43.0-1 Show 25 moreShow less3.43.1-13.43.2-13.44.0-13.44.2-13.45.0-13.45.1-13.45.2-13.45.3-13.45.3-2~exp13.46.0-13.46.1-13.46.1-23.46.1-2~exp3.46.1-33.46.1-43.46.1-53.46.1-63.46.1-73.46.1-83.46.1-93.53.2-13.53.3-13.53.4-13.53.4-23.54.1-1 |
None known |
sqlite3Debian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.46.1-73.46.1-7+deb13u13.46.1-7+deb13u23.46.1-83.46.1-9 Show 5 moreShow less3.53.2-13.53.3-13.53.4-13.53.4-23.54.1-1 |
None known |
sqlite3Debian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.46.1-73.46.1-83.46.1-93.53.2-13.53.3-13.53.4-13.53.4-23.54.1-1 |
None known |
sqliteUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.17-8fakesync12.8.17-9fakesync12.8.17-10ubuntu2 |
None known |
sqlite3Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.7.17-1ubuntu13.8.0.2-1ubuntu13.8.1-1ubuntu13.8.1-1ubuntu33.8.2-1ubuntu1 Show 8 moreShow less3.8.2-1ubuntu23.8.2-1ubuntu2.13.8.2-1ubuntu2.23.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm13.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm23.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm33.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm43.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm5 |
None known |
sqlite3Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.8.11.1-13.9.1-23.9.2-13.10.0-13.10.1-1 Show 10 moreShow less3.10.2-13.11.0-1ubuntu13.11.0-1ubuntu1.13.11.0-1ubuntu1.23.11.0-1ubuntu1.33.11.0-1ubuntu1.43.11.0-1ubuntu1.53.11.0-1ubuntu1.5+esm13.11.0-1ubuntu1.5+esm23.11.0-1ubuntu1.5+esm3 |
None known |
sqliteUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.17-12fakesync1 |
None known |
sqlite3Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.19.3-33.20.1-23.21.0-13.22.0-13.22.0-1ubuntu0.1 Show 9 moreShow less3.22.0-1ubuntu0.23.22.0-1ubuntu0.33.22.0-1ubuntu0.43.22.0-1ubuntu0.53.22.0-1ubuntu0.63.22.0-1ubuntu0.73.22.0-1ubuntu0.7+esm13.22.0-1ubuntu0.7+esm23.22.0-1ubuntu0.7+esm3 |
None known |
sqliteUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.17-14fakesync1 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
sqlite3Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.29.0-23.30.1-13.30.1-1ubuntu13.31.1-1ubuntu13.31.1-3 Show 10 moreShow less3.31.1-43.31.1-4ubuntu0.13.31.1-4ubuntu0.23.31.1-4ubuntu0.33.31.1-4ubuntu0.43.31.1-4ubuntu0.53.31.1-4ubuntu0.63.31.1-4ubuntu0.73.31.1-4ubuntu0.7+esm13.31.1-4ubuntu0.7+esm2 |
None known |
sqliteUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.17-15fakesync1build1 |
None known |
sqliteUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.17-15fakesync1build1 |
None known |
sqlite3Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.35.5-13.36.0-23.37.2-23.37.2-2ubuntu0.13.37.2-2ubuntu0.3 Show 5 moreShow less3.37.2-2ubuntu0.43.37.2-2ubuntu0.53.37.2-2ubuntu0.63.37.2-2ubuntu0.73.37.2-2ubuntu0.8 |
None known |
sqlite3Ubuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.42.0-13.44.0-13.44.2-13.45.0-13.45.1-1 Show 10 moreShow less3.45.1-1ubuntu13.45.1-1ubuntu23.45.1-1ubuntu2.13.45.1-1ubuntu2.33.45.1-1ubuntu2.43.45.1-1ubuntu2.53.45.1-1ubuntu2.63.45.1-1ubuntu2.73.45.1-1ubuntu2.83.45.1-1ubuntu2.9 |
None known |
sqlite3Ubuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.46.1-93.53.4-2 |
None known |
sqlite3Ubuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.46.1-83.46.1-93.46.1-9ubuntu0.13.46.1-9ubuntu0.23.46.1-9ubuntu0.3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | OSV | |
| affected | OSV | |
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| facts, references | NVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-119371 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Sqlite, published October 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
sqlite.org/bugs/info/2026-10-04T04:58:58Z
github.com/sqlite/sqlite/commit/e6ff280c839fdfc7418fd5add12e8f32702a17fb
abraxaslabs.tech/research/sqlite-cte-nest
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vulncheck.com/advisories/sqlite-before-3.54.0-stack-exhaustion-via-cte-chain-in-selectexpander
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119371
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-119371
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-119371
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119371