FKIE_CVE-2025-7012

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-07-13 08:15 - Updated: 2025-07-15 13:14
Severity ?
8.6 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:Y/R:U/RE:M/U:Green
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.
References
2505284f-8ffb-486c-bf60-e19c1097a90bhttps://support.catonetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/28552501717405-CVE-2025-7012-Linux-Client-Local-Privilege-Escalation-via-Symbolic-Link-Handling
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      "value": "An issue in Cato Networks\u0027 CatoClient for Linux, before version 5.5, allows a local attacker to escalate privileges to root by exploiting improper symbolic link handling."
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  "id": "CVE-2025-7012",
  "lastModified": "2025-07-15T13:14:24.053",
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          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
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