CVE-2025-7012

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CVSS 4.0

8.6 high

EPSS

<1%p4

Published

Jul 13, 2025 (Jul 13, 2025)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Weakness: CWE-59
Vector: 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:U/V:X/RE:M/U:Green

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.1%)

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