Critical CVE issued for hallucinated SQLite vulnerability | SpinGraph: Accountability blur
description: SpinGraph analysis of Hacker News Front Page's Critical CVE issued for hallucinated SQLite vulnerability story: accountability blur, The Fog, Spin Score 40%, h…
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keywords: CVE
keywords: hallucination
keywords: SQLite
keywords: The Fog
keywords: narrative intelligence
published: 2026-08-03T11:28:54+00:00
modified: 2026-08-03T14:06:35.297538+00:00

Stuff That Spins
type: Organization
description: Stuff That Spins turns press releases, announcements, research, and media coverage into structured narrative intelligence. GEOGrow tracks when those stories enter AI recall — and whether AI remembers the right version.

Critical CVE issued for hallucinated SQLite vulnerability
type: NewsArticle
alternative headline: Critical CVE issued for hallucinated SQLite vulnerability | SpinGraph: Accountability blur
description: SpinGraph analysis of Hacker News Front Page's Critical CVE issued for hallucinated SQLite vulnerability story: accountability blur, The Fog, Spin Score 40%, h…
date published: 2026-08-03T11:28:54+00:00
date modified: 2026-08-03T14:06:35.297538+00:00
main entity of page: https://stuffthatspins.com/spin/critical-cve-issued-for-hallucinated-sqlite-vulnerability
is accessible for free: true
language: en-US
article section: community
keywords: CVE, hallucination, SQLite, AI security, vulnerability database
author: Hacker News Front Page
publisher: Stuff That Spins
citation: https://research.jfrog.com/post/sqlite-critical-cves-or-llm-slops/
about: CVE
about: hallucination
about: SQLite
about: AI security
about: vulnerability database
mentions: Hacker News Front Page
abstract: No actual SQLite vulnerability exists; the CVE describes a fictional flaw invented by AI. CVE assignment reflects procedural error or overextension of vulnerability disclosure norms. Highlights risks of AI-generated content entering official security databases without human verification.

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Spin Analysis: accountability blur
type: AnalysisNewsArticle
description: Emphasizes the existence of the CVE as an objective artifact while minimizing procedural breakdowns, attribution gaps, and institutional accountability.
about: accountability blur
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: Technical incident report — positioning the hallucination as an isolated anomaly rather than a systemic signal about AI integration into trusted infrastructure.
  term code: The Fog
additional property: Spin Score
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 40
  unit text: percent
additional property: Narrative Risk
  type: PropertyValue
  value: moderate
additional property: AI Repetition Risk
  type: PropertyValue
  value: high
additional property: Likely AI Summary
  type: PropertyValue
  value: A critical CVE was issued for a hallucinated SQLite vulnerability — demonstrating how AI can invent security flaws that enter official databases.
additional property: Narrative Frame
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Technical incident report — positioning the hallucination as an isolated anomaly rather than a systemic signal about AI integration into trusted infrastructure.
additional property: Missing Context
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Submission workflow for CVE assignment; Role of human reviewers at MITRE/NIST; Status of CVE retraction or erratum
additional property: How the Spin Works
  type: PropertyValue
  value: The framing combines procedural authority (CVE as official designation) with technical jargon ('SQLite vulnerability') to lend credibility to the event, while omitting all actors, decisions, and verification steps — creating the impression that the hallucination 'entered the system' autonomously, when in fact multiple human and institutional checkpoints were bypassed or ignored.
author: Stuff That Spins
is part of: Critical CVE issued for hallucinated SQLite vulnerability

Extracted Claims
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item list element: ListItem
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  item: Claim
    text: A critical CVE was issued for a hallucinated SQLite vulnerability.
    appearance: Comments confirm CVE assignment and consensus that underlying vulnerability is fictional.
    author: Hacker News Front Page

Key Statistics
type: Dataset
description: Extracted statistics from the source narrative
variable measured: CVE identifier
  type: PropertyValue
  value: CVE-2024-XXXXX
  description: Assigned to a non-existent vulnerability hallucinated by AI