CVE-2024-33901
Issue in KeePassXC 2.7.7 allows an attacker to recover some passwords stored in the .kdbx database.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-33901- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-316
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-31605
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-31605- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g437-xqhv-c7mq
Issue in KeePassXC 2.7.7 allows an attacker to recover some passwords stored in the .kdbx database.
Issue in KeePassXC 2.7.7 allows an attacker to recover some passwords stored in the .kdbx database.
- Record
GHSA-g437-xqhv-c7mq- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-316
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-33901- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-316
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-33901- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | gmikisilva/CVE-2024-33901-ProofOfConcept | 2024-11-24 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-33901 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Keepassxc, published May 20, 2024. Its validity is disputed. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile.
References
keepassxc.org/blog
gist.github.com/Fastor01/30c6d89c842feb1865ec2cd2d3806838
github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10784
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33901