CVE-2025-14213
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Received - Intake
Command Injection in Cato Networks Socket Allows Root Access
Publication date: 2026-03-31
Last updated on: 2026-03-31
Assigner: Cato
Description
Description
Cato Networksβ Socket versions prior to 25 contain a command injection vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker with access to the Socket web interface (UI) to execute arbitrary operating system commands as the root user on the Socketβs internal system.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| cato_networks | socket | to 25 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-20 | The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. |
| CWE-78 | The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. |