CVE-2025-7012

Cato Networks Linux Client Local Privilege Escalation via Symlink

CVSS 8.6 HIGHEPSS 0.1%CWE-59

Vexday Risk Score

21Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 8.6EPSS 0.1%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

13 Jul 2025Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

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.

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

Affected products

Cato Networks · Cato Client

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References

https://support.catonetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/28552501717405-CVE-2025-7012-Linux-Client-Local-Privilege-Escalation-via-Symbolic-Link-Handling