SQLite 'sqldiff.exe' does not securely handle the way the Microsoft Windows C runtime converts Unicode characters to ANSI codepages.

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1. Jun 4, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   SQLite 'sqldiff.exe' does not securely handle the way the Microsoft Windows C runtime converts Unicode characters to ANSI codepages. An attacker could use the '-L' option to load an arbitrary DLL with a crafted command line argument string that results in command line file arguments being misinterpreted as command line options. Fixed on or around 2025-12-26.

2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   SQLite 'sqldiff.exe' does not securely handle the way the Microsoft Windows C runtime converts Unicode characters to ANSI codepages. An attacker could use the '-L' option to load an arbitrary DLL with a crafted command line argument string that results in command line file arguments being misinterpreted as command line options. Fixed on or around 2025-12-26.

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-71316

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-71316

  30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-71316

  SQLite 'sqldiff.exe' does not securely handle the way the Microsoft Windows C runtime converts Unicode characters to ANSI codepages. An attacker could use the '-L' option to load an arbitrary DLL with a crafted command line argument string that results in command line file argum

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Reference · cert-portal.siemens.com
• Reference · i.blackhat.com
• Reference · learn.microsoft.com
• Reference · raw.githubusercontent.com
• Reference · sqlite.org
• Reference · cve.org