# CVE-2023-32784: In KeePass 2.x before 2.54, it is possible to recover the cleartext master password from a memory dump, even when a workspace is locked or n

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 14 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2023-05-15 · Updated: 2025-01-23

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In KeePass 2.x before 2.54, it is possible to recover the cleartext master password from a memory dump, even when a workspace is locked or no longer running. The memory dump can be a KeePass process dump, swap file (pagefile.sys), hibernation file (hiberfil.sys), or RAM dump of the entire system. The first character cannot be recovered. In 2.54, there is different API usage and/or random string insertion for mitigation.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/vdohney/keepass-password-dumper
- https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/discussion/329220/thread/f3438e6283/
- https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/discussions/9433
- https://github.com/Amperclock/CVE-2023-32784-kdbxpassdmp
- https://github.com/CTM1/CVE-2023-32784-keepass-linux
- https://github.com/Cmadhushanka/CVE-2023-32784-Exploitation
- https://github.com/G4sp4rCS/CVE-2023-32784-password-combinator-fixer
- https://github.com/Pugazhendii22/keepass-exfil-forensics
- https://github.com/areebashoaib42/KeePass-CVE-2023-32784-Exploitation-and-Defense
- https://github.com/dawnl3ss/CVE-2023-32784
- https://github.com/dev0558/CVE-2023-32784-EXPLOIT-REPORT
- https://github.com/hau-zy/KeePass-dump-py
- https://github.com/mister-turtle/cve-2023-32784
- https://github.com/super-oof/keepass2-password-finder
- https://github.com/und3sc0n0c1d0/BruteForce-to-KeePass
- https://github.com/z-jxy/keepass_dump

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