CVE-2025-71316
SQLite sqldiff.exe Unicode handling flaw allows DLL load via crafted args.
Is CVE-2025-71316 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2025-71316 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2025-71316?
CVE-2025-71316 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.2. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2025-71316?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2025-71316. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2025-71316 affect?
CVE-2025-71316 affects SQLite sqldiff.exe. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2025-71316?
Update to patched SQLite/sqldiff version
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Local code execution via DLL loading by crafted -L arg; CLI args misinterpreted as options.
Patch when possible
- affected< 2025-12-26
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.