CVE-2025-3886 CatoNetworks CatoClient up to 5.8 PrivilegedHelperTool Race Condition
Attackers can escalate privileges via a race condition in the CatoClient PrivilegedHelperTool component.
- 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-2025-3886?
CVE-2025-3886 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cato Networks SDP Client, published on 27 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3886?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Catonetworks Cato Client.
How do I fix CVE-2025-3886?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-3886 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-3886 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-3886 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-2024-6977 Cato Networks Windows SDP Client Sensitive data in trace logs can lead to account takeover
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hhrg-ww69-4cxj.