Cato's Socket WebUI is vulnerable to OS Command Injection

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-14213
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerCato
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-03-31 12:16:26 UTC
Updated2026-04-01 14:24:02 UTC
DescriptionCato Networks’ 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 Socket’s internal system.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.3 HIGH from 2505284f-8ffb-486c-bf60-e19c1097a90b

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/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:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.004950000 probability, percentile 0.657360000 (date 2026-04-02)

Problem Types: CWE-20 | CWE-78 | CWE-78 CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') | CWE-20 CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.02505284f-8ffb-486c-bf60-e19c1097a90bSecondary8.3HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS8.3HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
High

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/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:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Cato Networks Socket affected 24 and below custom Linux

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support.catonetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/33184937283357-CVE-2025-14213-Socket-WebUI-... 2505284f-8ffb-486c-bf60-e19c1097a90b support.catonetworks.com
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