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CVE-2023-32784

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-05-15
  • Fixed in2.54
  • WeaknessCWE-319

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Description

In 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 no longer running. The memory dump can be a KeePass process dump, swap file (pagefile.sys), hibernation file (hiberfil.sys), or RAM dump of the entire system. The first character cannot be recovered. In 2.54, there is different API usage and/or random string insertion for mitigation.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-05-1506:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-32784?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-32784?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

NVD
Keepass
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.x≥ 2.00, < 2.542.54

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • keepassSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5all versions · fixed in 2.54-bp155.2.3.1
  • keepassSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP4all versions · fixed in 2.54-bp154.2.3.1
  • keepassopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 2.54-1.1
  • keepassopenSUSE:Leap 15.5all versions · fixed in 2.54-bp155.2.3.1
  • keepassopenSUSE:Leap 15.4all versions · fixed in 2.54-bp154.2.3.1
  • keepassMageia:8all versions · fixed in 2.54-1.mga8
  • keepass2Ubuntu:26.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • keepass2Ubuntu:26.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed

9 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Keepass to 2.54

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
14 repositories, unverifiedvdohney/keepass-password-dumperCTM1/CVE-2023-32784-keepass-linuxund3sc0n0c1d0/BruteForce-to-KeePassz-jxy/keepass_dumphau-zy/KeePass-dump-py
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2023-05-15
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-f4c7-5p8v-p7jh

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-32784?

In 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 no longer running. The memory dump can be a KeePass process dump, swap file (pagefile.sys), hibernation file (hiberfil.sys), or RAM dump of the entire system. The first character cannot be recovered. In 2.54, there is different API usage and/or random string insertion for mitigation.

Is CVE-2023-32784 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-32784, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-32784?

CVE-2023-32784 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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