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2 vulnerabilities found for KeePass Password Safe by Keepass
CVE-2020-37178 (GCVE-0-2020-37178)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-02-11 20:37 – Updated: 2026-03-05 01:28
VLAI
Title
KeePass 2.44 - Denial of Service (PoC)
Summary
KeePass Password Safe versions before 2.44 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the help system's HTML handling. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability by dragging and dropping malicious HTML files into the help area, potentially causing application instability or crash.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47952 | exploit |
| https://keepass.info/ | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/keepass-deni… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keepass | KeePass Password Safe |
Affected:
< 2.44
|
Date Public
2020-01-22 00:00
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CVE-2020-37178 (GCVE-0-2020-37178)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-11 20:37 – Updated: 2026-03-05 01:28
VLAI
Title
KeePass 2.44 - Denial of Service (PoC)
Summary
KeePass Password Safe versions before 2.44 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the help system's HTML handling. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability by dragging and dropping malicious HTML files into the help area, potentially causing application instability or crash.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47952 | exploit |
| https://keepass.info/ | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/keepass-deni… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
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| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keepass | KeePass Password Safe |
Affected:
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|
Date Public
2020-01-22 00:00
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