CVE-2026-68765

hashcat KeePass KDBX v4 Module Heap Buffer Overflow via Token Field

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 17, 2026 at 08:48 PM UTC
Updated: September 24, 2026 at 08:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorHashcat

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

hashcat master branch builds after v7.1.2 contain a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the KeePass AESKDF/KDBX v4 module (module 34301) that allows attackers to corrupt adjacent heap memory by supplying an oversized ninth hash field token. The module accepts up to 600 hex characters for the ninth token field but decodes it into a fixed 256-byte buffer with no length check, allowing a maximal input to write up to 44 bytes past the buffer boundary into adjacent esalt fields and heap chunk metadata, potentially enabling heap corruption or memory access violations.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

ef52453de9523f6a010652847b61cb340ed5daa5 ≤ v < 6f374c4ff7d5dc951530fbbbcf6b45e3c169b100ef52453de9523f6a010652847b61cb340ed5daa5
Vendor states this is fixed in 6f374c4ff7d5dc951530fbbbcf6b45e3c169b100 (fixed)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

6.1MEDIUMVulnCheck
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-122

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