CVE-2025-14213Network attack vector

Root command execution via WebUI input injection

Published Mar 31, 2026 · Updated Mar 31, 2026

OS command injection in Cato Networks Cato Socket before 25 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands as root through the WebUI. Cato Networks has not published the affected WebUI endpoint or the input that is passed without adequate neutralization to an operating system command. Access to the authenticated Socket WebUI is required; successful exploitation grants root-level control of the appliance's internal system.

CVSS severity8.3
High
EPSS probability0.98%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Cato Networks Cato Socket before 25 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands as root through the WebUI. Cato Networks has not published the affected WebUI endpoint or the input that is passed without adequate neutralization to an operating system command. Access to the authenticated Socket WebUI is required; successful exploitation grants root-level control of the appliance's internal system.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-14213
Published
Mar 31, 2026
Updated
Mar 31, 2026
Vendor
Cato Networks
Product
Cato Socket
Classifications
CWE-20, CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 31, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 31, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=24 and below

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Cato Networks · Cato Socketversion=24 and below

Published CVSS scores

8.3Cato NetworksCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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