SQLite up to 3.54.1 Recover Command sqlite3recover.c command injection

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in SQLite up to 3.54.1. This impacts an unknown function of the file ext/recover/sqlite3recover.c of the component Recover Command. The manipulation results in command injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-119586. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SQLite up to 3.54.1. Affected is an unknown code block of the file ext/recover/sqlite3recover.c of the component Recover Command. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

SQLite command-line shell through 3.54.1 contains a command injection vulnerability in the .recover command that emits attacker-planted dot-commands stored in sqlite_schema.sql values verbatim. Attackers can craft a database whose schema holds a valid CREATE statement followed by a .shell or .system line, executing OS commands when victims pipe .recover output into sqlite3.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-119586 since 10/30/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• SQLite

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• 3.54.0
• 3.54.1

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• free

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• Product: https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/

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