Description
KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application KeePass Password Safe. From 2.3.0 until 2.8.0, KeePassXC browser integration encrypts authorized responses in src/browser/BrowserMessageBuilder.cpp using a fixed 1 MiB output vector even though Botan::Sodium::crypto_box_easy() writes the plaintext length plus crypto_box_MACBYTES. A browser-protocol client that can access the per-user IPC endpoint, has a valid database association, and causes an unlocked database to generate and encrypt a sufficiently large authorized response can trigger a sequential out-of-bounds write before any response is delivered. This issue is fixed in version 2.8.0.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XWeakness enumeration
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| keepassxreboot | keepassxc | >= 2.3.0, < 2.8.0 |
References
- https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/commit/80e68bb4e8b89e383dd96b1bf5de169ca61367aa
- https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/13679
- https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/releases/tag/2.8.0
- https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/security/advisories/GHSA-3448-gh8j-3227
- https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/security/advisories/GHSA-3448-gh8j-3227
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 29, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 3, 2026
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis