Vulnerability in Keepass Password Safe
CVE-2010-5196
Untrusted search path vulnerability in KeePass Password Safe before 2.13 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DwmApi.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .kdbx file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (45.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Keepass Password Safe — versions 1.6
References
- www.corelan.be:8800/index.php/2010/08/25/dll-hijacking-kb-2269637-the-unofficia…
- www.keepass.info/news/n100906_2.13.html
- secunia.com/advisories/41167 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)