CVE-2023-32784
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.40% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-319
- Affected
- keepass/keepass
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/discussions/9433Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/vdohney/keepass-password-dumperExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/discussion/329220/thread/f3438e6283/Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/discussions/9433Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/vdohney/keepass-password-dumperExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/discussion/329220/thread/f3438e6283/Issue Tracking
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.