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CVE-2016-5119

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5119 describes a critical vulnerability in KeePass 2.33 and earlier, where a man-in-the-middle attacker can execute arbitrary code by manipulating the automatic update process. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) requires user interaction and a high attack complexity, but if successful, it grants the attacker full control over the system. Despite its potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:keepass:keepass:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0235 is in the 54th percentile among its peer group of 1,570 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.2 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

bogner.sh / 2016/03/mitm-attack-against-keepass-2s-update-check
ExploitTechnical Description
packetstormsecurity.com / files/137274/KeePass-2-Man-In-The-Middle.html
Third Party Advisory
sourceforge.net / p/keepass/discussion/329220/thread/e430cc12
PatchProduct