Privilege escalation in Iterate Gmbh Cyberduck
CVE-2025-41255
Cyberduck and Mountain Duck improperly handle TLS certificate pinning for untrusted certificates (e.g., self-signed), unnecessarily installing it to the Windows Certificate Store of the current user without any restrictions. This issue affects Cyberduck through 9.1.6 and Mountain Duck through 4.17.5.
EPSS: 0.002 (6.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Iterate Gmbh Cyberduck — versions 0
- Iterate Gmbh Mountain Duck — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 1e3a9e0f-5156-4bf8-b8a3-cc311bfc0f4a (third-party-advisory)
- 1e3a9e0f-5156-4bf8-b8a3-cc311bfc0f4a (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-41255?
- CVE-2025-41255 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iterate Gmbh Cyberduck, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2025-06-25.
- How severe is CVE-2025-41255?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-41255 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.