CVE-2024-6977 Cato Networks Windows SDP Client Sensitive data in trace logs can lead to account takeover
Attackers can extract sensitive data from trace logs to take over accounts, requiring bypass of local token protections.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-6977?
CVE-2024-6977 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cato Networks SDP Client, published on 31 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in Cato Networks SDP Client on Windows allows the insertion of sensitive information into the log file, which can lead to an account takeover. However, the attack requires bypassing protections on modifying the tunnel token on a the attacker's system.This issue affects SDP Client: before 5.10.34.
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6977?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Catonetworks Cato Client.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6977?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6977 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-6977 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6977 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cato Networks SDP Client
- CVE-2024-6974 Cato Networks Windows SDP Client Local Privilege Escalation via self-upgrade
- CVE-2024-6975 Cato Networks Windows SDP Client Local Privilege Escalation via openssl configuration file
- CVE-2023-43976 Race condition in n/a
- CVE-2024-6973 Remote Code Execution in Cato Windows SDP client via crafted URLs
- CVE-2025-3886 CatoNetworks CatoClient up to 5.8 PrivilegedHelperTool Race Condition
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q77q-33v2-m8hr.