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CVE-2026-54620: sparklemotion sqlite3-ruby Use After Free

CVSS: 2.0v4.0LowAwaiting analysis
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-54620DEBIAN-CVE-2026-54620GHSA-j7fr-3v8c-3qc3
Published 28-07-2026Last modified 28-07-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-54620 is a low (CVSS 2.0) Use After Free vulnerability in sparklemotion sqlite3-ruby. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
8/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.0/10
010
Low · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.14%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 28-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

sqlite3 provides Ruby bindings for the SQLite3 embedded database. From 2.1.0 to 2.9.4, the callbacks used for SQLite aggregate functions can be freed while still referenced during aggregation, resulting in a use-after-free. This issue is fixed in version 2.9.5.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.04 pp

From 0.11% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.14%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

RubyGems2 products
  • sqlite3≥ 2.1.0, < 2.9.5
  • sqlite3-ruby≥ 2.1.0, < 2.9.5
Debian1 product
  • ruby-sqlite3All versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.9.5-1
Sparklemotion1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • ruby-sqlite3All versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 5 products

References

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