# CVE-2025-70873: An information disclosure issue in the zipfileInflate function in the zipfile extension in SQLite v3.51.1 and earlier allows attackers to ob

- Also known as: BIT-SQLITE-2025-70873
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.51.1
- Published: 2026-03-12 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- sqlite (Bitnami): fixed in 3.51.1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on sqlite, upgrade to a fixed version (3.51.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://sqlite.org/forum/forumpost/761eac3c82
- https://sqlite.org/src/info/3d459f1fb1bd1b5e
- https://gist.github.com/cnwangjihe/f496393f30f5ecec5b18c8f5ab072054

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