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CVE-2020-37178 Details

ANALYZED

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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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

VolerionCVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://keepass.info/	[email protected]	Vendor
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47952	[email protected]	Exploit
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/keepass-denial-of-service-poc	[email protected]	AdvisoryExploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-94	Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
KeePass Password Safe	< 2.44
CPE cpe:2.3:a:keepass:password_safe:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:keepass:keepass:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

3 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Feb 11, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]