RCE in Keepass Password Safe
CVE-2020-37178
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.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Keepass Password Safe — versions < 2.44
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47952 (exploit)
- keepass.info/ (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/keepass-denial-of-service-poc (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-37178?
- CVE-2020-37178 is a high-severity vulnerability in Keepass Password Safe, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-37178?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.