CVE-2026-69150Hinoki check available

Process crash via stale-pointer icon assignment

Published Oct 13, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026

Use-after-free in KeePassXC before 2.8.0-beta1 allows attackers to crash the process by importing a crafted KeePass1 KDB file. KeePass1Reader deletes metastream entries without removing their pointers from m_entryUuids, so parseCustomIcons4() calls Entry::setIcon through a freed pointer. Import requires a matching password; the confirmed effects are a controlled heap write, a process crash, and loss of unsaved changes, not demonstrated code execution.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Oct 19, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in KeePassXC before 2.8.0-beta1 allows attackers to crash the process by importing a crafted KeePass1 KDB file. KeePass1Reader deletes metastream entries without removing their pointers from m_entryUuids, so parseCustomIcons4() calls Entry::setIcon through a freed pointer. Import requires a matching password; the confirmed effects are a controlled heap write, a process crash, and loss of unsaved changes, not demonstrated code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-69150
Published
Oct 13, 2026
Updated
Oct 13, 2026
Vendor
KeePassXC
Product
KeePassXC
Classifications
CWE-416, T1499.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 13, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 13, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 2.8.0-beta1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

KeePassXC · KeePassXCversion=< 2.8.0-beta1

Published CVSS scores

4.3KeePassXC maintainer assessmentCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.5KeePassXC advisory narrative assessmentCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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