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CVE-2025-7012

Cato Networks Linux Client Local Privilege Escalation via Symlink

HIGH
8.6
CVSS Score
Published: July 13, 2025 at 08:12 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:04 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCato Client

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Severity
HIGH8.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Cato Client· Catonetworks
60%
5.0 ≤ v < 5.55.0
Affected range stops below 5.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

Source: 2505284f-8ffb-486c-bf60-e19c1097a90b
https://support.catonetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/28552501717405-CVE-2025-7012-Linux-Client-Local-Privilege-Escalation-via-Symbolic-Link-Handling

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.6HIGHCato
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-59

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