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CVE-2025-70873

HIGH 7.5 ALL-YEARS

Published 2026-03-12 · Last modified 2026-10-15 · mitre · NVD: Modified

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.

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.5), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.5%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 39th percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation poc, automatable yes

Impact if exploited

7.5CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · ADP

  • ConfidentialityHigh
  • IntegrityNone
  • AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

  • ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
  • ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

No public PoC is currently catalogued.

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Affected

Vendors Siemens Sqlite

Products Ruggedcom Crossbow Station Access Controller (Sac) Sqlite

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-244: Improper Clearing of Heap Memory Before Release ('Heap Inspection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Vendor product assessments

Showing 32 of 112 vendor product statements; 80 omitted. Read the full vendor advisory.

  • sqlite-main@aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images · fixed

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/[email protected]?arch=aarch64&distro=hummingbird-20251124&repository_id=public-hummingbird-aarch64-rpms

    • vendor fix: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://images.redhat.com/ Vendor guidance
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • sqlite-main@noarch as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images · fixed

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/[email protected]?arch=noarch&distro=hummingbird-20251124&repository_id=public-hummingbird-x86_64-rpms

    • vendor fix: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://images.redhat.com/ Vendor guidance
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • sqlite-main@src as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images · fixed

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/[email protected]?arch=src&distro=hummingbird-20251124&repository_id=public-hummingbird-source-rpms

    • vendor fix: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://images.redhat.com/ Vendor guidance
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • sqlite-main@x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images · fixed

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/[email protected]?arch=x86_64&distro=hummingbird-20251124&repository_id=public-hummingbird-x86_64-rpms

    • vendor fix: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://images.redhat.com/ Vendor guidance
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • sqlite as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/sqlite

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • lemon as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/lemon

    • no fix planned: Out of support scope
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • sqlite-tcl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/sqlite-tcl

    • no fix planned: Out of support scope
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • sqlite-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/sqlite-devel

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • cargo-doc (rust-toolset:rhel8) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/cargo-doc?rpmmod=rust-toolset:rhel8

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • mingw-sqlite.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/mingw-sqlite?arch=src

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • mingw64-sqlite-static as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/mingw64-sqlite-static

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • nodejs-docs (nodejs:24) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/nodejs-docs?rpmmod=nodejs:24

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • nodejs-libs (nodejs:24) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/nodejs-libs?rpmmod=nodejs:24

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • nodejs-nodemon (nodejs:24) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/nodejs-nodemon?rpmmod=nodejs:24

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • nodejs-packaging.src (nodejs:24) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/nodejs-packaging?arch=src&rpmmod=nodejs:24

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • nodejs.src (nodejs:24) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/nodejs?arch=src&rpmmod=nodejs:24

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • npm (nodejs:24) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/npm?rpmmod=nodejs:24

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • rust-debugger-common (rust-toolset:rhel8) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/rust-debugger-common?rpmmod=rust-toolset:rhel8

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • rust-lldb (rust-toolset:rhel8) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/rust-lldb?rpmmod=rust-toolset:rhel8

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • rust-std-static (rust-toolset:rhel8) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/rust-std-static?rpmmod=rust-toolset:rhel8

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • rustfmt (rust-toolset:rhel8) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/rustfmt?rpmmod=rust-toolset:rhel8

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • sqlite-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/sqlite-libs

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • v8-13.6-devel (nodejs:22) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/v8-13.6-devel?rpmmod=nodejs:22

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • nodejs-docs (nodejs:22) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/nodejs-docs?rpmmod=nodejs:22

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • nodejs-libs (nodejs:22) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/nodejs-libs?rpmmod=nodejs:22

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • nodejs (nodejs:22) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/nodejs?rpmmod=nodejs:22

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • rust as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/rust

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • rust-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/rust-doc

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • rust-std-static as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/rust-std-static

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • rust.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/rust?arch=src

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • sqlite-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/sqlite-libs

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00
  • openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:oci/ose-rhel-coreos-9?repository_url=registry.redhat.io/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9

    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2025-70873 · Updated 2026-09-01T12:10:08+00:00

Known Affected Software Configurations

VendorProductVersion range
SqliteSqlite< 3.51.1

All CVSS metrics

  • HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · ADP Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)

Patches & mitigations

Advisories

Technical & other

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS