Issue in KeePassXC 2.7.7 allows an attacker (who has the privileges of the victim) to…
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-316Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Issue in KeePassXC 2.7.7 allows an attacker (who has the privileges of the victim) to recover some passwords stored in the .kdbx database via a memory dump. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because memory-management constraints make this unavoidable in the current design and other realistic designs.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00699 53rd 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
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-33901
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g437-xqhv-c7mq
References
More Keepassxc vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-17939 In KeePassXC through 2.7.5, a local attacker can make changes to the Database security… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2024-22372 KeePassXC 2.7.7 allows an attacker (who has the privileges of the victim) to recover… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-33901 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-33901 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g437-xqhv-c7mq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-33901 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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