CVE-2020-13631

SQLite before 3.32.0 allows a virtual table to be renamed to the name of one of its shadow tables, related to alter.c and build.c.

Published: 2020-05-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-13631 is rated Low Risk (38.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.62%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-13631

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.08% 0.62% +0.54%
2 2026-06-05 0.05% 0.08% +0.03%
3 2026-04-12 0.05%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-13631

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.8 3.6 [email protected]
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-13631

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-13631

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2020-13631: 1 source package rows (sqlite); 17 state rows across 7 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 0, open 17. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-13631
debian not yet assigned CVE-2020-13631 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (sqlite3), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-13631
gentoo normal CVE-2020-13631: 1 GLSA(s) (202007-26), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/sqlite); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2020-13631
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13631
suse medium CVE-2020-13631 severity moderate: SUSE including 421 source package names (0.1.0:libsqlite3-0-3.36.0-3.12.1, 0.1.75:libsqlite3-0-3.36.0-3.12.1, …), 1163 product×package rows across 572 product lines (Container bci/bci-init, Container bci/bci-sle15-kernel-module-devel, … (572 product lines)): Fixed 870, Known Not Affected 157, Known Affected 136. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13631/
ubuntu low CVE-2020-13631 low priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (sqlite, sqlite3), 12 status rows across 6 suites (bionic, eoan, focal, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 8, released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13631

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-13631

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sqlite sqlite < 3.32.0 cpe:2.3:a:sqlite:sqlite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 32 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 19.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 20.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
netapp cloud_backup cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp solidfire\,_enterprise_sds_\&_hci_storage_node cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire\,_enterprise_sds_\&_hci_storage_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
brocade fabric_operating_system cpe:2.3:o:brocade:fabric_operating_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp hci_compute_node_firmware cpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_compute_node_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens sinec_infrastructure_network_services < 1.0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_infrastructure_network_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple icloud < 11.5 cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
apple itunes < 12.10.9 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
apple ipados < 14.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os < 14.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos < 11.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple tvos < 14.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple watchos < 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_network_charging_and_control >= 12.0.0, <= 12.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_network_charging_and_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_network_charging_and_control 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_network_charging_and_control:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle outside_in_technology 8.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:outside_in_technology:8.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle outside_in_technology 8.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:outside_in_technology:8.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle zfs_storage_appliance_kit 8.8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:zfs_storage_appliance_kit:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-13631

URL Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/19 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/22 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1080459 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc713534b10f9daeee2e0990239fa407e2118e4aa9e88a7041177497c%40%3Cissues.guacamole.apache.org%3E
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L7KXQWHIY2MQP4LNM6ODWJENMXYYQYBN/
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:22.sqlite.asc Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-26 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0002/ Third Party Advisory
https://sqlite.org/src/info/eca0ba2cf4c0fdf7 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211843 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211844 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211850 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211931 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211935 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211952 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4394-1/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html Third Party Advisory
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