Cato Networks Windows SDP Client Local root certificates can be installed by low-privileged users

published 2024-07-31 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-47960

cvss: 5.6; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.1%; EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
public exploits: 0; none known

Cato Networks Windows SDP Client Local root certificates can be installed by low-privileged users.This issue affects SDP Client: before 5.10.28.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Cato Networks SDP Client 5.10.34

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-07-31)

Exploit prediction

0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

support.catonetworks.com https://support.catonetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/19767051500957-CVE-2024-6978-Windows-SDP-Client-Local-root-certificates-can-be-installed-with-low-privileged-users referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Cato Networks SDP Client

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

support.catonetworks.com /hc/en-us/articles/19767051500957-CVE-2024-6978-Windows-SDP-Client-Local-root-certificates-can-be-installed-wi
exploit, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-6978
NVD CVE-2024-6978

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Summary