CVE-2020-37178
MEDIUM EPSS 19.9%
Published Feb 11, 20264mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
4.6 CVSS 4.0
Published Feb 11, 2026 4mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
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 Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction A
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
19.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code (Code Injection) Injection
References 3
- keepass.info https://keepass.info/
- exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47952
- vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/keepass-denial-of-service-poc
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.