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TI-2017-05864 Aliases CVE-2017-8296GHSA-54h8-8vv6-353m

kedpm 0.5 and 1.0 creates a history file in ~/.kedpm/history that is written in cleartext.

Priority LOW 36CWE-522Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.

Summary

kedpm 0.5 and 1.0 creates a history file in ~/.kedpm/history that is written in cleartext. All of the commands performed in the password manager are written there. This can lead to the disclosure of the master password if the "password" command is used with an argument. The names of the password entries created and consulted are also accessible in cleartext.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01383 72nd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ked_password_manager_project:ked_password_manager:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5VulnerableKed Password Manager Project
cpe:2.3:a:ked_password_manager_project:ked_password_manager:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableKed Password Manager Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8296
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-54h8-8vv6-353m

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Sources

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