CVE-2026-119586
What it is
SQLite command-line shell through 3.54.1 contains a command injection vulnerability in the .recover command that emits attacker-planted dot-commands stored in sqlite_schema.sql values verbatim. Attackers can craft a database whose schema holds a valid CREATE statement followed by a .shell or .system line, executing OS commands when victims pipe .recover output into sqlite3.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-77 · Command injection
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Sqlite ≤ 3.54.1
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 8.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/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
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References
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/sqlite-cli-recover
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/blob/version-3.54.1/ext/recover/sqlite3recover.c#L1221-L1223
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/blob/version-3.54.1/src/shell.c.in#L7877-L7891
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sqlite-cli-through-3.54.1-command-injection-via-recover-output