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CVE-2025-70873

CVE-2025-70873HIGH

n/a n/a — An information disclosure issue in the zipfileInflate function in the zipfile extension in SQLite v3.51.1 and earlier allows attackers to…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  N  N    7.5   .0033   24.9     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Jan 9   Reserved by mitre
  Mar 12  Published (CNA: mitre)
  Oct 15  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2025-70873. Public exploit reference added.

CWE-244 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · NVD status: Modified

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
January 9, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
March 12, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
October 15, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2025-70873. Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-244

References (4)

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-765416.html
https://gist.github.com/cnwangjihe/f496393f30f5ecec5b18c8f5ab072054 [Exploit, Third Party Advisory]
https://sqlite.org/forum/forumpost/761eac3c82 [Issue Tracking]
https://sqlite.org/src/info/3d459f1fb1bd1b5e [Issue Tracking, Patch]

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-70873 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-244

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