CVE-2025-6182 Root Certificate Injection
Attackers can install untrusted root certificates or remove trusted ones via the StrongDM Windows service, enabling privilege escalation and security bypass.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-6182?
CVE-2025-6182 is a high-severity vulnerability in StrongDM sdm, published on 20 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The StrongDM Windows service incorrectly handled communication related to system certificate management. Attackers could exploit this behavior to install untrusted root certificates or remove trusted ones.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-6182?
How do I fix CVE-2025-6182?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-6182 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-6182 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-6182 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-725m-6gv3-xj6r.