From 2.3.0 until 2.8.0, KeePassXC browser integration encrypts authorized responses in
Affects keepassxcSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.1 Medium · fixed in 2.8.0 : update keepassxc when convenient.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 12:35 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 4.0 | 4.1 |
|---|
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.8.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.10keepassxcpkg:deb/ubuntu/keepassxc?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSkeepassxcpkg:deb/ubuntu/keepassxc?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSkeepassxcpkg:deb/ubuntu/keepassxc?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSkeepassxcpkg:deb/ubuntu/keepassxc?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSkeepassxcpkg:deb/ubuntu/keepassxc?arch=source&distro=focalOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSkeepassxcpkg:deb/ubuntu/keepassxc?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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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.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-118673 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118673 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/commit/80e68bb4e8b89e383dd96b1bf5de169ca61367aa (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/13679 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/releases/tag/2.8.0 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/security/advisories/GHSA-3448-gh8j-3227 (opens in a new tab)