CVE-2020-37178KeePass 2.44 - Denial of Service (PoC)
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-94
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Keepass KeePass Password Safe keepass:password_safe (from the name) | before 2.44 | CNA record |
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47952exploit
- https://keepass.info/product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/keepass-denial-of-service-pocthird-party-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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