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CVE-2023-24055: KeePass through 2.53 (in a default installation) allows an attacker, who has write access to the XML configuration file, to obtain the clear

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 23/100)

  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.7% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 90% of all records.
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

KeePass through 2.53 (in a default installation) allows an attacker, who has write access to the XML configuration file, to obtain the cleartext passwords by adding an export trigger. NOTE: the vendor's position is that the password database is not intended to be secure against an attacker who has that level of access to the local PC.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Jan 22, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
3.7% · 90th percentile

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Action score

23

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.7%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

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  • Proof of concept exists, no weaponized module
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Affected systems

Is your version affected?

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VendorProduct
keepasskeepass

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • keepass keepassup to 2.53 inclusive

Same product

keepass: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-32784In KeePass 2.x before 2.54, it is possible to recover the cleartext master password from a memory dump, even when a workspace is locked or n
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2022-0725A flaw was found in keepass.
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2019-20184KeePass 2.4.1 allows CSV injection in the title field of a CSV export.
    31Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2016-5119Jan 23, 2017 · The automatic update feature in KeePass 2.33 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by spoofing the versio
    31Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2017-1000066Jul 17, 2017 · The entry details view function in KeePass version 1.32 inadvertently decrypts certain database entries into memory, which may result in the
    30Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-86776Sep 9, 2026 · KeePass 2.35 through 2.61.1 Memory Exhaustion via KDBX Header Field Size
    18Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×7

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:652023-01-24
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:2532023-01-25
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:12023-01-29
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:12023-01-30
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02023-02-09
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:12023-02-14
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02023-02-25

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+2 d
  3. TodayNov 10, 2026+1389 d

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-312 · Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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