CVE-2026-86776Active Exploitation

LOWCVSS 4.6 · MEDIUM

Exploitation ongoing with high activity in latest observed window (1 mentions)

Immediate actions

  • Prioritize remediation for affected systems immediately
  • Assume compromise if assets are exposed
  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Immediate (within 24h)

NVD description

KeePass versions 2.35 through 2.61.1 fail to validate KDBX header field sizes before memory allocation in the ReadHeaderField function. Attackers can craft a malicious KDBX file declaring excessive header field lengths to trigger allocation of gigabytes of memory, causing the application to consume resources and terminate.

3.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-789

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

ACTIVE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • Active exploitation appears in 1 classified signals
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Active exploitation reported across 1 signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-09-10: 1Active Exploitation · 2026-09-10: 109-10
Signal classification1 categories
Active Exploitation
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • VulDB 🛡@vuldb
    Active Exploitation

    Attention, elevated activities detected targeting KeePass (CVE-2026-86776) https://vuldb.com/vuln/401648/cti

    Post summary

    The note reports increased attack activity against KeePass CVE-2026-86776, providing a link to a vulnerability database but no PoC, exploit code, patches, or detailed technical information.

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