CVE-2025-3886 (GCVE-0-2025-3886)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-27 10:41 – Updated: 2025-04-28 16:31
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
CatoNetworks CatoClient up to 5.8 PrivilegedHelperTool Race Condition
Summary
An issue in CatoNetworks CatoClient before v.5.8.0 allows attackers to escalate privileges and achieve a race condition (TOCTOU) via the PrivilegedHelperTool component.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-28 15:47 UTC
CWE
- CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cato Networks | SDP Client |
Affected:
0 , < 5.8.0
(custom)
|
guessed |
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