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2 vulnerabilities found for Cato Client by Cato Networks
CVE-2025-7012 (GCVE-0-2025-7012)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-13 08:12 – Updated: 2025-07-14 20:11
VLAI?
Summary
An issue in Cato Networks' CatoClient for Linux, before version 5.5, allows a local attacker to escalate privileges to root by exploiting improper symbolic link handling.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cato Networks | Cato Client |
Affected:
5.0 , < 5.5
(custom)
|
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CVE-2025-7012 (GCVE-0-2025-7012)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2025-07-13 08:12 – Updated: 2025-07-14 20:11
VLAI?
Summary
An issue in Cato Networks' CatoClient for Linux, before version 5.5, allows a local attacker to escalate privileges to root by exploiting improper symbolic link handling.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
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| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cato Networks | Cato Client |
Affected:
5.0 , < 5.5
(custom)
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