Cato's Socket WebUI is vulnerable to OS Command Injection

published 2026-03-31 7 mo ago modified 2026-07-25 3 mo ago also EUVD-2025-209145

cvss: 8.3; version 4.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.9%; EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
public exploits: 0; none known

Cato 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.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 7 mo ago (2026-03-31)

Exploit prediction

0.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	8.3	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
CNA	4.0	8.3	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

Affected products

Cato Networks Socket

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

support.catonetworks.com /hc/en-us/articles/33184937283357-CVE-2025-14213-Socket-WebUI-OS-Command-Injection

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-14213
NVD CVE-2025-14213

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Summary