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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.