Cato Networks SDP Client for Windows is vulnerable to Local Privilege Escalation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Cato Networks SDP Client for Windows before 6.12.6 allows a local user to delete arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges via improper validation of a client-supplied SID over a local IPC named pipe.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cato Networks | SDP Client | before 6.12.6 | 6.12.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- SDP Client VendorCato Networks Affected before 6.12.6 Fixed in 6.12.6 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:catonetworks:cato_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Cato Networks |
- cpe:2.3:a:catonetworks:cato_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Cato Networks
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SDP Client (Cato Networks) Fixed in 6.12.6
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Cato Networks SDP Client 6.12.6
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-09223 Cato Windows SDP Client arbitrary file disclosure due to improper TLS certificate validationPriority LOW 28
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-10739
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cp25-qw94-53fj
References
More Cato Networks vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23578 An issue in CatoNetworks CatoClient before v.5.4.0 allows attackers to escalate… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-06472 Improper input validation in Cato Networks SDP Client CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-12991 Cato's Socket WebUI is vulnerable to OS Command Injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2024-06474 Untrusted search path in Cato Networks SDP Client CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-06473 Incorrect default permissions in Cato Networks SDP Client CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-06379 Cato Networks Linux Client Local Privilege Escalation via Symlink CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2026-10739 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-10739 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cp25-qw94-53fj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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