PasswordSafe 3.0 beta, when running on Windows before XP, uses a weak random number…
Priority LOW 22Published · 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
- Complete · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
PasswordSafe 3.0 beta, when running on Windows before XP, uses a weak random number generator (C++ rand function) during generation of the database encryption key, which makes it easier for attackers to decrypt the database and steal passwords by generating keys for all possible rand() seed values and conducting a known plaintext attack.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00326 25th 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:password_safe:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Counterpane |
- cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:password_safe:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Counterpane
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-1378
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mjhw-6jqv-4g9f
References
Advisory 1
More Counterpane Password Safe vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00940 Password Safe 1.7(1) leaves cleartext passwords in memory when a user copies the password… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2006-1378 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-1378 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mjhw-6jqv-4g9f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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