CVE-2025-30406 Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
Attackers can achieve remote code execution via deserialization due to a hardcoded machineKey in Gladinet CentreStack.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 8 Apr 2025
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-30406?
CVE-2025-30406 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Gladinet CentreStack, published on 3 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Gladinet CentreStack through 16.1.10296.56315 (fixed in 16.4.10315.56368) has a deserialization vulnerability due to the CentreStack portal's hardcoded machineKey use, as exploited in the wild in March 2025. This enables threat actors (who know the machineKey) to serialize a payload for server-side deserialization to achieve remote code execution. NOTE: a CentreStack admin can manually delete the machineKey defined in portal\web.config.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-30406?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gladinet Centrestack.
How do I fix CVE-2025-30406?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-30406 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 29 Apr 2025.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2025-30406 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2025-30406 in the wild since at least 8 Apr 2025.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Gladinet CentreStack
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hgp9-3v5v-223j.