CVE-2025-6182
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe StrongDM Windows service has a vulnerability in how it handles communications related to system certificate management. An attacker could exploit this to install untrusted root certificates or remove trusted ones from the Windows certificate store, potentially enabling man-in-the-middle attacks or trust chain subversion.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- Authentication
- X
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify StrongDM Windows service presenceOpen Windows Services (services.msc) and look for a service named 'StrongDM' or check Program Files for StrongDM installation directoriesAffected if The StrongDM Windows service is installed on the system
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Determine installed StrongDM versionOpen Programs and Features (appwiz.cpl), find StrongDM in the list, and note the version column; or run 'StrongDM --version' from command line if availableAffected if The installed version is lower than the patched version (compare your installed version to the affected ranges)
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Inspect Windows certificate store for unauthorized root CAsOpen Certificate Manager (certmgr.msc for user store or certlm.msc for machine store), expand 'Trusted Root Certification Authorities', and review all listed certificates for unknown or suspicious root CAsAffected if There are root certificates present that were not explicitly installed by your organization or are not from known trusted sources
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Check for recently added certificatesIn Certificate Manager, view certificate properties including 'Issued By' and 'Valid From' dates; look for certificates with recent issuance dates or suspicious issuer namesAffected if Any certificates were added recently that do not correspond to known legitimate StrongDM or organizational certificates
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Review StrongDM configuration for certificate managementCheck StrongDM configuration files in its install directory for settings related to certificate management, root CA installation, or certificate store modificationAffected if Certificate management features are enabled or configured in StrongDM settings
You are affected if the StrongDM Windows service is installed and the installed version is lower than the patched version, especially if unauthorized root certificates are found in the Windows certificate store.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply available StrongDM patches immediately and conduct an audit of the Windows certificate store to identify and remove any unauthorized root certificates that may have been installed.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-6182 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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