CVE-2026-4387

May 29, 2026, 8:16 p.m.

2.0
Low

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).

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Strongdm
  • Strongdm Desktop Application
  • Strongdm Desktop Client
  • <23.74.0
  • <53.77.0

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-312
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a strongdm strongdm_desktop_application <23.74.0 / / / / / / /
a strongdm strongdm_desktop_client <53.77.0 / / / / / / /

References

https://security.strongdm.com/?tcuUid=56fde839-9388-4361-8d3b-9baa7b2de2ed

Tags

CWE-312
2026-05-29
CVE-2026-4387
ebf2cdfb-f390-4894-8ec9-f81bf1c57e6b

CVSS Score

2.0 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: PRESENT
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: LOW
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: May 29, 2026, 8:16 p.m.
Last Modified: May 29, 2026, 8:16 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

ebf2cdfb-f390-4894-8ec9-f81bf1c57e6b

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