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CVE-2016-5119

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-01-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The automatic update feature in KeePass 2.33 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by spoofing the version check response and supplying a crafted update.

Affected products

• KeePass: through 2.33

References

• https://bogner.sh/2016/03/mitm-attack-against-keepass-2s-update-check/
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137274/KeePass-2-Man-In-The-Middle.html
• https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/discussion/329220/thread/e430cc12/
• https://bogner.sh/2016/03/mitm-attack-against-keepass-2s-update-check/
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137274/KeePass-2-Man-In-The-Middle.html
• https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/discussion/329220/thread/e430cc12/

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