Vulnerability · Published Mar 12, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-70873
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the sqlite3 package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | sqlite3 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-70873 |
| Debian:13 | sqlite3 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-70873 |
| Debian:14 | sqlite3 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-70873 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | sqlite | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-70873 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | sqlite3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-70873 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | sqlite3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-70873 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | sqlite3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-70873 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-244 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N