Vulnerability · Published May 29, 2026 · Assigned by StrongDM
CVE-2026-4387Unencrypted storage of authentication state in StrongDM Desktop Application state.kv file
Low 2.0
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in StrongDM Desktop Application from StrongDM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| StrongDM | StrongDM Desktop Application | 0 – before 23.74.0 |
| StrongDM | StrongDM Desktop Client | 0 – before 53.77.0 |
Weakness: CWE-312, CWE-522 · Vector: 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