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.

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)

EPSS: 0.003 (20.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Keepass Password Safe — versions < 2.44

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (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.