CVE Explorer
CVE-2025-7012
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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","platforms":["Linux"],"product":"Cato Client","vendor":"Cato Networks","versions":[{"lessThan":"5.5","status":"affected","version":"5.0","versionType":"custom"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a43042bbcd2f120160b493a0b2b341c2a32c126f2f4dc39e4d83fd1568a42d7a · sha256:acaf33b5aefa0492… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"Automatable":"YES","Recovery":"USER","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"LOCAL","baseScore":8.6,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","providerUrgency":"GREEN","subAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","subConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","subIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","userInteraction":"PASSIVE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"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","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HI…
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a43042bbcd2f120160b493a0b2b341c2a32c126f2f4dc39e4d83fd1568a42d7a · sha256:acaf33b5aefa0492… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-59","description":"CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a43042bbcd2f120160b493a0b2b341c2a32c126f2f4dc39e4d83fd1568a42d7a · sha256:acaf33b5aefa0492… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"url":"https://support.catonetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/28552501717405-CVE-2025-7012-Linux-Client-Local-Privilege-Escalation-via-Symbolic-Link-Handling"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a43042bbcd2f120160b493a0b2b341c2a32c126f2f4dc39e4d83fd1568a42d7a · sha256:acaf33b5aefa0492… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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