CVE-2025-3886

HIGH

CatoNetworks CatoClient < 5.8.0 - Privilege Escalation via PrivilegedHelperTool Race Condition

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory

https://support.catonetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/26903049677597-Security-Vulnerability-CVE-2025-3886-that-Impacts-macOS-Client-Versions-Lower-than-5-8

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1

EPSS 0.0019

EPSS Percentile 8.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-362

Status published

Products (1)

catonetworks/cato_client < 5.8.0

Published Apr 27, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026