📄 Description (English)
KeePass Password Safe versions before 2.44 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the help system's HTML handling. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability by dragging and dropping malicious HTML files into the help area, potentially causing application instability or crash.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
KeePass Password Safe versions prior to 2.44 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the help system's HTML handling that can be exploited through drag-and-drop of malicious HTML files. This vulnerability affects password managers widely used across Saudi organizations for credential management. While no public exploit is available, the attack vector is straightforward and could impact business continuity for organizations relying on KeePass for secure password storage.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 30, 2026 12:39
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily impacts Saudi organizations in banking, government, and healthcare sectors that utilize KeePass for password management. Financial institutions under SAMA oversight, government agencies under NCA jurisdiction, and healthcare providers managing sensitive patient data are at risk of service disruption. The vulnerability could affect business continuity during critical operations, particularly in organizations where KeePass is integrated into security workflows. Energy sector organizations and telecommunications companies using KeePass for administrative credential management may also experience operational disruptions.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Healthcare and Medical Services
Energy and Utilities
Telecommunications
Critical Infrastructure
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
1. IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
- Audit all systems running KeePass versions prior to 2.44
- Restrict user permissions to prevent drag-and-drop operations in help system areas
- Implement application whitelisting to control file operations
2. PATCHING GUIDANCE:
- Upgrade all KeePass installations to version 2.44 or later immediately
- Test patches in non-production environments before deployment
- Prioritize systems in critical business functions
3. COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
- Disable help system functionality if not essential
- Use application sandboxing or containerization for KeePass instances
- Monitor process crashes and application errors in logs
- Implement file integrity monitoring on KeePass configuration files
4. DETECTION RULES:
- Monitor for KeePass process crashes or unexpected terminations
- Alert on drag-and-drop operations involving HTML files near KeePass help system
- Track failed help system operations and HTML parsing errors
- Monitor for unusual file access patterns in KeePass temporary directories
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
1. الإجراءات الفورية:
- تدقيق جميع الأنظمة التي تعمل بإصدارات KeePass السابقة للإصدار 2.44
- تقييد أذونات المستخدم لمنع عمليات السحب والإفلات في مناطق نظام المساعدة
- تنفيذ قائمة بيضاء للتطبيقات للتحكم في عمليات الملفات
2. إرشادات التصحيح:
- ترقية جميع تثبيتات KeePass إلى الإصدار 2.44 أو أحدث فوراً
- اختبار التصحيحات في بيئات غير الإنتاج قبل النشر
- إعطاء الأولوية للأنظمة في الوظائف التجارية الحرجة
3. الضوابط البديلة:
- تعطيل وظيفة نظام المساعدة إذا لم تكن ضرورية
- استخدام الحماية بالرمل أو الحاويات لمثيلات KeePass
- مراقبة أعطال العمليات والأخطاء غير المتوقعة في السجلات
- تنفيذ مراقبة سلامة الملفات على ملفات تكوين KeePass
4. قواعد الكشف:
- مراقبة أعطال عمليات KeePass أو الإنهاء غير المتوقع
- التنبيه على عمليات السحب والإفلات التي تتضمن ملفات HTML بالقرب من نظام مساعدة KeePass
- تتبع عمليات نظام المساعدة الفاشلة وأخطاء تحليل HTML
- مراقبة أنماط الوصول غير العادية للملفات في الدلائل المؤقتة لـ KeePass
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Information security policies and procedures
ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Change management procedures
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.BE-1 - Business Environment
SAMA CSF PR.IP-12 - Information and records management
SAMA CSF DE.CM-8 - Vulnerability scans
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.2.1 - Change management
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches and updates
PCI DSS 11.2 - Vulnerability scanning