VDB-265322 · CVE-2024-33901 · GCVE-0-2024-33901

KeePassXC 2.7.7 kdbx Database cleartext storage in memory

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in KeePassXC 2.7.7. This affects an unknown part of the component kdbx Database. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-33901. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in KeePassXC 2.7.7. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component kdbx Database. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-316. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext in memory. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at keepassxc.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-33901 since 04/28/2024. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1555 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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Productinfo

Name

KeePassXC

Version

2.7.7

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext storage in memory
CWE: CWE-316 / CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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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-2024-33901 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-33901
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-265322

Entryinfo

Created: 05/21/2024 06:47
Updated: 06/13/2025 18:26
Changes: 05/21/2024 06:47 (48), 07/29/2024 19:06 (2), 06/13/2025 18:26 (1)
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