CVE-2026-4158

Name	CVE-2026-4158
Description	KeePassXC OpenSSL Configuration Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of KeePassXC. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of OpenSSL. The product loads configuration from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of KeePassXC when run by a target user on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-29156.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
keepassxc (PTS)	bullseye	2.6.2+dfsg.1-1	fixed
	bookworm	2.7.4+dfsg.1-2	fixed
	trixie	2.7.10+dfsg1-1	fixed
	forky, sid	2.7.10+dfsg1-2.1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
keepassxc	source	(unstable)	(not affected)

Notes

- keepassxc <not-affected> (Not an issue for KeePassXC as packaged in Debian)
https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/security/advisories/GHSA-4gr2-cr97-q9fx