CVE-2022-0725

Plaintext password exposure via system logging

Published Mar 7, 2022 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Information exposure in KeePass on Fedora Linux allows local users to read plaintext passwords exposed during clipboard clearing. When a copied password is cleared, an external Fedora clipboard, framework, or desktop component can send the clipboard contents to stdout or the systemd journal. Access requires local ability to read the journal, and the documented consequence is credential disclosure without evidence of integrity or availability impact.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability2.45%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information exposure in KeePass on Fedora Linux allows local users to read plaintext passwords exposed during clipboard clearing. When a copied password is cleared, an external Fedora clipboard, framework, or desktop component can send the clipboard contents to stdout or the systemd journal. Access requires local ability to read the journal, and the documented consequence is credential disclosure without evidence of integrity or availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-0725
Published
Mar 7, 2022
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
KeePass
Product
KeePass
Classifications
CWE-532, T1555
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 7, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=no fix available

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

KeePass · KeePassversion=no fix available

Published CVSS scores

7.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.0NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

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