CVE-2026-119374 SQLite before 3.54.0 Heap Buffer Overflow via FTS5 fts5DoSecureDelete()

What is CVE-2026-119374?

CVE-2026-119374 is a high-severity vulnerability in SQLite, published on 30 Oct 2026.

Official description

SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS5 contains a heap buffer overflow in fts5DoSecureDelete() that allows attackers to write past the leaf page buffer via crafted footer key offsets. Attackers can supply a database file with a corrupted FTS5 index that, when deleted from with secure-delete enabled, corrupts heap memory and crashes the application.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-119374?

It affects 1 product.

Products include SQLite.

How do I fix CVE-2026-119374?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-119374 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-119374 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in SQLite

• CVE-2015-5895 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in SQLite before 3.8.10.2, as used in Apple iOS before 9, have unknown impact and attack vectors. Critical 10.0
• CVE-2020-35527 In SQLite 3.31.1, there is an out of bounds access problem through ALTER TABLE for views that have a nested FROM clause. Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-8457 SQLite3 from 3.6.0 to and including 3.27.2 is vulnerable to heap out-of-bound read in the rtreenode() function when handling invalid rtree tables. Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-10989 The getNodeSize function in ext/rtree/rtree.c in SQLite through 3.19.3, as used in GDAL and other products, mishandles undersized RTree blob Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-119373 SQLite before 3.54.0 FTS5 Heap Buffer Overflow via fts5MergeRowidLists() High 8.5

All SQLite vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as AZL-111772, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-119374, ECHO-546c-66bc-254b, GHSA-gr85-mf7f-6pq7, ROOT-OS-ALPINE-320-CVE-2026-119374, ROOT-OS-ALPINE-321-CVE-2026-119374 and 6 more.