CVE-2025-3886 (GCVE-0-2025-3886)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-27 10:41 – Updated: 2025-04-28 16:31
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Summary
An issue in CatoNetworks CatoClient before v.5.8.0 allows attackers to escalate privileges and achieve a race condition (TOCTOU) via the PrivilegedHelperTool component.
Severity ?
5.7 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/R:U/RE:L/U:Green
CWE
  • CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
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Cato Networks SDP Client Affected: 0 , < 5.8.0 (custom)
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