CVE-2024-33901

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Published May 20, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:keepassxc:keepassxc:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.699% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://gist.github.com/Fastor01/30c6d89c842feb1865ec2cd2d3806838
https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10784
https://keepassxc.org/blog/
https://keepassxc.org/blog/2019-02-21-memory-security/

History

Jun 13, 2025 4:30 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Keepassxc Keepassxc keepassxc
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:keepassxc:keepassxc:2.7.7:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Keepassxc Keepassxc keepassxc

Subscriptions

Keepassxc Keepassxc

Weaknesses

CWE-316

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 3:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 20, 2024, 8:21 PM
Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 3:53 PM
Reserved: Apr 28, 2024, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 2:42 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 2:42 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:32 AM

Status: Analyzed
Published: May 20, 2024, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:32 AM

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