TI-2026-82981 Aliases CVE-2026-119371 GHSA-v8vq-8vgf-h9mg

Stack exhaustion in SQLite via chained common table expressions

LOW 29CWE-674Published 2026-10-30 · Updated 2026-10-30

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Passive
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 9 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-674.

Summary

SQLite before 3.54.0 is affected. Common table expressions are not counted against the SQLITE_LIMIT_EXPR_DEPTH nesting limit, which allows uncontrolled recursion (CWE-674) in selectExpander(). An attacker who supplies a WITH clause chaining tens of thousands of CTEs, through plain SQL or a view in an untrusted database file, can crash the process. A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00191 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Partial SQLite (SQLite): 3.54.0Red Hat: 9 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
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
SQLite	SQLite	before 3.54.0	3.54.0	Patch available	CNA

SQLite VendorSQLite Affected before 3.54.0 Fixed in 3.54.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:sqlite:sqlite::::::::	before 3.54.0	Vulnerable	SQLite

cpe:2.3:a:sqlite:sqlite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.54.0 Vulnerable ·SQLite

Remediation

Upgrade SQLite to 3.54.0 or later. The sources list no fixed version for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, 9 and 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI 3, Red Hat Hardened Images, and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 and 5, and no fix is planned for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Fix · CNA SQLite (SQLite) Fixed in 3.54.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2026-10-30
SQLite 3.54.0
10 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 4 MEDIUM, 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-82983 Heap buffer overflow in SQLite FTS5 rowid list mergingPriority HIGH 72
- TI-2026-83034 Stack exhaustion in SQLite count(*) over large VALUES clausePriority MEDIUM 63
- TI-2026-82986 Stack exhaustion in SQLite via chained COLLATE operatorsPriority MEDIUM 63
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	Affected	No fix yet
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 Hardened Images	Affected	No fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119371
2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-v8vq-8vgf-h9mg
2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat

References

Exploit 1

https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/sqlite-cte-nest

Patch 4

Other 2

TI-2026-82983 Heap buffer overflow in SQLite FTS5 rowid list merging CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
TI-2025-43154 An information disclosure issue in the zipfileInflate function in the zipfile extension… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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

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Sources

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