# CVE-2025-71316

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2025-71316
- **Severity:** CRITICAL
- **CVSS Score:** 9.8 (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-176
- **Published:** Jun 4, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Jun 10, 2026

## Description

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.

## Affected Products

- SQLite — sqldiff (0)
- SQLite — sqldiff (2025-12-26)

## References

- [CNA](https://sqlite.org/src/file/tool/winmain.c)
- [CNA](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/processenv/nf-processenv-getcommandlinea#security-remarks)
- [CNA](https://i.blackhat.com/EU-24/Presentations/EU-24-Tsai-V2-WorstFit-Unveiling-Hidden-Transformers-in-Windows-ANSI.pdf)
- [CNA](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-155-01.json)
- [CNA](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71316)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.38%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 31.8

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-10._