CounterPane PasswordSafe 1.x and 2.x allows local users to test possible encryption keys…
Priority LOW 21Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
CounterPane PasswordSafe 1.x and 2.x allows local users to test possible encryption keys against a subset of the stored key data without performing the more expensive key derivation function (KDF) function, which reduces the search time in brute force attacks.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00209 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 25
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.0 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.1a | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.2 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2-dk_experimental:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.2-dk_experimental | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.2a | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.2b | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2b_ppc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.2b_ppc | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.2c | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2c.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.2c.1 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2c.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.2c.2 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.0 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.1a Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.2 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2-dk_experimental:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.2-dk_experimental Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.2a Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.2b Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2b_ppc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.2b_ppc Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.2c Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2c.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.2c.1 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2c.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.2c.2 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
Show 15 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.01 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.02 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.04 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.05 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.06 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.07 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.08 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.09 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.10 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.11 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.12 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.13 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.14 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.01 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.02 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.04 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.05 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.06 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.07 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.08 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.09 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.10 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.11 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.12 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.13 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.14 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3801
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7228-q7cr-4533
References
Advisory 1
More Counterpane Passwordsafe vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-03562 Password Safe 2.11, 2.16 and 3.0BETA1 does not respect the configuration settings for… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2005-3801 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-3801 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7228-q7cr-4533 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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