CVE-2026-86776
Description
A flaw was found in KeePass. An attacker can craft a malicious KDBX file that declares excessively large header field lengths. When a user opens this file, the application attempts to allocate gigabytes of memory, leading to resource exhaustion and causing the application to terminate. This vulnerability can result in a denial of service.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Mitigation
To mitigate this issue, users should avoid opening KDBX files from untrusted or unknown sources. Exercise caution when handling KDBX files received via email, downloads, or other external channels.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU); DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); DoS: Resource Consumption (Other)
When allocating resources without limits, an attacker could prevent other systems, applications, or processes from accessing the same type of resource. It can be easy for an attacker to consume many resources by rapidly making many requests or causing larger resources to be used than is needed.
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