CVE-2026-51296 | SQLite 3.41 has a use-after-free vulnerability in jsonRemove… | CVSS 7.5 HIGH

Description

SQLite 3.41 has a use-after-free vulnerability in jsonRemoveFunc of SQLite JSON module. The parsed JSON object is freed at line 3555, while line 3575 still calls jsonLookupStep with the released pointer. Remote attackers can exploit this flaw to crash the service and leak heap memory information.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-51296
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Reserved: 2026-06-07 00:00 UTC
Published: 2026-07-27 00:00 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-28 13:57 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-416
CWE-416 Use After Free
Vendor / Product: n/a / n/a
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.5 HIGH CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: partial

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
n/a	n/a	—	n/a

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
—	cna	n/a
CWE-416	adp	CWE-416 Use After Free

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
7.5	HIGH	3.1	adp	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References (2)