KeePassXC 2.7.7 missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in KeePassXC 2.7.7. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in missing encryption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-33900. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in KeePassXC 2.7.7. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

KeePassXC 2.7.7 allows an attacker (who has the privileges of the victim) to recover cleartext credentials via a memory dump. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because memory-management constraints make this unavoidable in the current design and other realistic designs.

The advisory is shared for download at keepassxc.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-33900 since 04/28/2024. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/28/2024 🔍
05/21/2024 +23 days 🔍
05/21/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/13/2025 +388 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: keepassxc.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-33900 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-33900
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-265320

Entryinfo

Created: 05/21/2024 06:46
Updated: 06/13/2025 18:26
Changes: 05/21/2024 06:46 (49), 06/07/2024 02:32 (1), 06/13/2025 18:26 (2)
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