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…

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.003 (19.9th 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.