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TI-2023-16037 Aliases CVE-2023-32784GHSA-f4c7-5p8v-p7jh

In KeePass 2.x before 2.54, it is possible to recover the cleartext master password from…

Priority HIGH 72CWE-319Published · 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 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.

Summary

In KeePass 2.x before 2.54, it is possible to recover the cleartext master password from a memory dump, even when a workspace is locked or no longer running. The memory dump can be a KeePass process dump, swap file (pagefile.sys), hibernation file (hiberfil.sys), or RAM dump of the entire system. The first character cannot be recovered. In 2.54, there is different API usage and/or random string insertion for mitigation.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.04397 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:keepass:keepass:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.00 to before 2.54VulnerableKeePass
  • cpe:2.3:a:keepass:keepass:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.00 to before 2.54 Vulnerable ·KeePass

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32784
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f4c7-5p8v-p7jh

References

Exploit 1

Other 2

  • 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-2023-09833 KeePass through 2.53 (in a default installation) allows an attacker, who has write access… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • 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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