CVE-2025-7012 – Cato Networks CatoClient Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-7012 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received
    by 2505284f-8ffb-486c-bf60-e19c1097a90b

    Jul. 13, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 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
    Added CWE CWE-59
    Added Reference https://support.catonetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/28552501717405-CVE-2025-7012-Linux-Client-Local-Privilege-Escalation-via-Symbolic-Link-Handling
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