{"id":"CVE-2026-119372","title":"SQLite before 3.54.0 Use-After-Free in FTS3 fts3BestSnippet() via snippet()","summary":"SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS3/FTS4 and SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS contains a use-after-free vulnerability in fts3BestSnippet() caused by dangling cached position-list pointers. Attackers can run a full-text MATCH query combini…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-416"],"vendor":"SQLite","product":"SQLite","affected":["SQLite < 3.54.0"],"published":"2026-10-30","updated":"2026-10-30","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-30T11:30:38.453Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119372","references":[{"url":"https://sqlite.org/bugs/info/2026-08-17T09:18:24Z"},{"url":"https://sqlite.org/src/info/e4635c4153"},{"url":"https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/commit/a87bd2471a9c0606e78d3c3678bcd9cecaa0e731"},{"url":"https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/blob/version-3.53.4/ext/fts3/fts3_snippet.c#L561"},{"url":"https://sqlite.org/releaselog/3_54_0.html"},{"url":"https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/sqlite-fts3-snippet"},{"url":"https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sqlite-before-3.54.0-use-after-free-in-fts3-fts3bestsnippet-via-snippet","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: SQLite before 3.54.0 Use-After-Free in FTS3 fts3BestSnippet() via snippet()"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00131,"epssPercentile":0.02671,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-03T10:42:03.637Z","slug":"CVE-2026-119372","body":"## Overview\n\nSQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS3/FTS4 and SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS contains a use-after-free vulnerability in fts3BestSnippet() caused by dangling cached position-list pointers. Attackers can run a full-text MATCH query combining OR and NEAR operators with snippet() to read freed heap memory and crash the process.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `SQLite < 3.54.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}