# CVE-2019-12171: Dropbox.exe (and QtWebEngineProcess.exe in the Web Helper) in the Dropbox desktop application 71.4.108.0 store cleartext credentials in memo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-07-08 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Dropbox.exe (and QtWebEngineProcess.exe in the Web Helper) in the Dropbox desktop application 71.4.108.0 store cleartext credentials in memory upon successful login or new account creation. These are not securely freed in the running process.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1msz6pb08crPC0VT7s_Z_KTsKm9CbLJEXNsmRwzoNLy8
- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DCGurwRTu0HsUpTglVR0jgItZNqqDm_5

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