CVE-2026-12374

{
  "id": "CVE-2026-12374",
  "sourceIdentifier": "2505284f-8ffb-486c-bf60-e19c1097a90b",
  "published": "2026-07-01T15:16:27.100",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-25T17:10:00.197",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Improper certificate validation and a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the PrivilegedHelperTool XPC service in Cato Client before v.5.13.1 on macOS allows a local authenticated attacker to escalate privileges to root via a self-signed certificate that bypasses the XPC caller verification and a symlink swap during package installation."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Validación de certificados incorrecta y una condición de carrera de tipo tiempo de verificación tiempo de uso (TOCTOU) en el servicio XPC PrivilegedHelperTool en el cliente Cato anterior a la v.5.13.1 en macOS permite a un atacante local autenticado escalar privilegios a root a través de un certificado autofirmado que omite la verificación del llamador XPC y un intercambio de enlace simbólico durante la instalación del paquete."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "2505284f-8ffb-486c-bf60-e19c1097a90b",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Cato Networks",
          "product": "SDP Client",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "modules": [
            "PrivilegedHelperTool"
          ],
          "platforms": [
            "MacOS"
          ],
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "5.12.0",
              "lessThan": "5.13.1",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV40": [
      {
        "source": "2505284f-8ffb-486c-bf60-e19c1097a90b",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "4.0",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Amber",
          "baseScore": 6.4,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackRequirements": "PRESENT",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "vulnIntegrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "subIntegrityImpact": "NONE",
          "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "exploitMaturity": "PROOF_OF_CONCEPT",
          "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "YES",
          "Recovery": "USER",
          "valueDensity": "CONCENTRATED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "LOW",
          "providerUrgency": "AMBER"
        }
      }
    ],
    "ssvcV203": [
      {
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "timestamp": "2026-07-01T15:07:18.915117Z",
          "id": "CVE-2026-12374",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "total"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "2505284f-8ffb-486c-bf60-e19c1097a90b",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-295"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-367"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://support.catonetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/37284626576413-Security-Vulnerability-CVE-2026-12374-that-Impacts-macOS-Client-Versions-Lower-than-5-13-1",
      "source": "2505284f-8ffb-486c-bf60-e19c1097a90b"
    }
  ]
}