# CVE-2026-119377: SQLite before 3.54.0 Authorizer Bypass via RIGHT or FULL JOIN USING

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-113788, GHSA-QQG5-VXJP-68GF
- Severity: CVSS 2.0 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.54.0
- Published: 2026-10-30 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Summary

SQLite, a widely used embedded database library, is affected before version 3.54.0 (version numbers omitted here). An attacker who can submit SQL queries could use a RIGHT or FULL JOIN with a shared USING column to read data from columns that the application's authorizer has explicitly blocked, bypassing access restrictions.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- SQLite: fixed in 3.54.0

## Description

SQLite before 3.54.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in lookupName() that invokes the authorizer only for the first joined table's USING column. Attackers able to submit SQL can query a shared USING column in a RIGHT or FULL JOIN to read columns denied via sqlite3_set_authorizer() SQLITE_READ restrictions.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SQLite, upgrade to a fixed version (3.54.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://sqlite.org/bugs/info/2026-07-05T08:15:45Z
- https://sqlite.org/src/info/bbd69ce274620008
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/commit/7ff247c5b9ead3ad8a69c26d3fd264878e127237
- https://sqlite.org/src/info/2cb22877683680c1
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/commit/5694c3bb2a6a40770ecd2f65910eea756734dfd8
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/blob/version-3.53.4/src/resolve.c#L775
- https://sqlite.org/releaselog/3_54_0.html
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/sqlite-fj-using-auth
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sqlite-before-3.54.0-authorizer-bypass-via-right-or-full-join-using

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