Medium severity · published Oct 29, 2026
CVE-2026-118673
KeePassXC: Out-of-bounds write in browser integration response encryption with oversized database responses
New
4.1
CVSS
–
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
keepassxc · keepassxreboot
>= 2.3.0, < 2.8.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118673
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118673
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/security/advisories/GHSA-3448-gh8j-3227
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/13679
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/commit/80e68bb4e8b89e383dd96b1bf5de169ca61367aa
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/releases/tag/2.8.0
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