CVE-2026-12374

Vulnerability Description

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.

Vulnerability Details

Published Date

July 01, 2026

Last Modified

July 01, 2026

CWE ID

CWE-295

Source

NVD

Vendor

Cato Networks

Product

SDP Client

External References

https://support.catonetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/37284626576413-Security-Vulnerability-CVE-2026-12374-that-Impacts-macOS-Client-Versions-Lower-than-5-13-1

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