CVE-2017-18021
It was discovered that QtPass before 1.2.1, when using the built-in password generator, generates...
It was discovered that QtPass before 1.2.1, when using the built-in password generator, generates possibly predictable and enumerable passwords. This only applies to the QtPass GUI.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
It was discovered that QtPass before 1.2.1, when using the built-in password generator, generates possibly predictable and enumerable passwords. This only applies to the QtPass GUI.
- Record
CVE-2017-18021- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-338
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
It was discovered that QtPass before 1.2.1, when using the built-in password generator, generates possibly predictable and enumerable passwords. This only applies to the QtPass GUI.
- Record
CVE-2017-18021- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9161 No score
It was discovered that QtPass before 1.2.1, when using the built-in password generator, generates possibly predictable and enumerable passwords. This only applies to the QtPass GUI.
- Record
EUVD-2017-9161- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vxr9-mr85-jwjw
It was discovered that QtPass before 1.2.1, when using the built-in password generator, generates...
It was discovered that QtPass before 1.2.1, when using the built-in password generator, generates possibly predictable and enumerable passwords. This only applies to the QtPass GUI.
- Record
GHSA-vxr9-mr85-jwjw- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-338
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
It was discovered that QtPass before 1.2.1, when using the built-in password generator, generates possibly predictable and enumerable passwords. This only applies to the QtPass GUI.
- Record
CVE-2017-18021- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-18021
It was discovered that QtPass before 1.2.1, when using the built-in password generator, generates possibly predictable and enumerable passwords. This only applies to the QtPass GUI.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18021- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-18021
It was discovered that QtPass before 1.2.1, when using the built-in password generator, generates possibly predictable and enumerable passwords. This only applies to the QtPass GUI.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18021- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-18021 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Qtpass, published January 5, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.36%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in qtpass 1.2.1-1.
References
github.com/IJHack/QtPass/releases/tag/v1.2.1
qtpass.org
lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/password-store/2018-January/003165.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18021
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-18021
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18021
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18021