CVE-2026-68765 PUBLISHED

hashcat KeePass KDBX v4 Module Heap Buffer Overflow via Token Field

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 31.07.2026 Published: 17.08.2026 Updated: 17.08.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 5.2

Product Status

Vendor hashcat
Product hashcat
Versions Default: affected
  • affected from ef52453 to 6f374c4 (excl.)

Credits

  • Piotr Kowalczyk finder

References

Problem Types

  • Heap-based Buffer Overflow CWE