An information disclosure issue in the zipfileInflate function in the zipfile extension…
Priority HIGH 72CWE-244Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 8 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
An information disclosure issue in the zipfileInflate function in the zipfile extension in SQLite v3.51.1 and earlier allows attackers to obtain heap memory via supplying a crafted ZIP file.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.005 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 8 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:7656 Released 2026-04-11 · Red Hat rating LowRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images sqlite-3.52.0-1.1.hum1@aarch64, sqlite-3.52.0-1.1.hum1@src, sqlite-3.52.0-1.1.hum1@x86_64 +14
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | Affected | — |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:7656 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Hardened Images
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-70873
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p36r-6g67-869c
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
More Sqlite vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-82983 Heap buffer overflow in SQLite FTS5 rowid list merging CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2025-06334 Integer Truncation on SQLite CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2022-16180 SQLite 1.0.12 through 3.39.x before 3.39.2 sometimes allows an array-bounds overflow if… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-11445 An issue found in SQLite SQLite3 v.3.35.4 that allows a remote attacker to cause a denial… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-06073 Out-of-bounds read in SQLite CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-23247 SQLite through 3.40.0, when relying on --safe for execution of an untrusted CLI script… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-70873 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-70873 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p36r-6g67-869c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-70873 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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