CVE 2 LOW

Unencrypted storage of authentication state in StrongDM Desktop Application state.kv file_CVE-2026-4387

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LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Description

StrongDM Desktop Application before 23.74.0 (Desktop Client before 53.77.0) on Microsoft Windows stores authentication state, including a JSON Web Token and asymmetric key material, in cleartext in a per-user state file located at C:\Users\<username>\.sdm\state.kv. The file is protected only by default user-level NTFS permissions.



Exploitation requires local read access to the affected user's profile directory and additional deployment and execution conditions on the target host.



The condition was reported through coordinated disclosure by Hope Walker (SpecterOps).

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-4387
Source StrongDM
Published May 29, 2026 at 18:28
Modified May 29, 2026 at 19:49

Affected Product

Vendor StrongDM
Product StrongDM Desktop Application
Affected Versions StrongDM StrongDM Desktop Application 0
StrongDM StrongDM Desktop Client 0

CWE Classification

References

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