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Security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-16271

The SRP-6a implementation in Kee Vault KeePassRPC before 1.12.0 generates insufficiently random numbers, which allows remote attackers to read and modify data in the KeePass database via a WebSocket connection.

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1 Nov 2026, 04:46 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-16271

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Aug 2020, 17:15 UTC

The SRP-6a implementation in Kee Vault KeePassRPC before 1.12.0 generates insufficiently random numbers, which allows remote attackers to read and modify data in the KeePass database via a WebSocket connection.

osv:CVE-2020-16271
Complete source record
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  "id": "6768ea1018d4bcad83b01dac4592d3c0bf6226eb7516c4ec7eb7d7903d69cfe5",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16271",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-16271",
    "summary": "The SRP-6a implementation in Kee Vault KeePassRPC before 1.12.0 generates insufficiently random numbers, which allows remote attackers to read and modify data in the KeePass database via a WebSocket connection.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-16271",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2020-16271",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2020-16271"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/kee-org/keepassrpc",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "8983ee20ffef8e366d82a314cee8908cdd13d7a8"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:kee:keepassrpc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "1.12.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v1.11.0",
            "v1.10.0",
            "v1.9.0",
            "v1.8.0",
            "v1.7.3"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-16271.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:21.847368834Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://forum.kee.pm/t/a-critical-security-update-for-keepassrpc-is-available/3040",
        "https://danzinger.wien/exploiting-keepassrpc/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-16271",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 430570,
  "published_at": "2020-08-03T17:15:12.043+00:00"
}