TI-2023-09833 Aliases CVE-2023-24055 GHSA-xf2q-qxhf-rqh5

KeePass through 2.53 (in a default installation) allows an attacker, who has write access…

LOW 31CWE-312Published 2023-01-22 · Updated 2024-08-02

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.

Summary

KeePass through 2.53 (in a default installation) allows an attacker, who has write access to the XML configuration file, to obtain the cleartext passwords by adding an export trigger. NOTE: the vendor's position is that the password database is not intended to be secure against an attacker who has that level of access to the local PC.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.03796 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

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:keepass:keepass::::::::	up to 2.53	Vulnerable	KeePass

cpe:2.3:a:keepass:keepass:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.53 Vulnerable ·KeePass

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-24055
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xf2q-qxhf-rqh5
2026-11-03 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Patch 1

https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/discussion/329220/thread/a146e5cf6b/

Advisory 2

TI-2023-16037 In KeePass 2.x before 2.54, it is possible to recover the cleartext master password from… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2022-00638 Information disclosure in keepass CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2019-14558 KeePass 2.4.1 allows CSV injection in the title field of a CSV export. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2016-04425 The automatic update feature in KeePass 2.33 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2017-14405 The entry details view function in KeePass version 1.32 inadvertently decrypts certain… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2010-04898 Untrusted search path vulnerability in KeePass Password Safe before 1.18 allows local… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9

Sources

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