Cato Networks SDP Client up to 5.10.33 on Windows untrusted search path

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Cato Networks SDP Client up to 5.10.33 on Windows. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-6974. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Cato Networks SDP Client up to 5.10.33 on Windows. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Untrusted Search Path, Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Cato Networks SDP Client on Windows allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects SDP Client: before 5.10.34.

The advisory is shared for download at support.catonetworks.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-6974 since 07/22/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.

Upgrading to version 5.10.34 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Cato Networks

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• SDP Client

Version

• 5.10.0
• 5.10.1
• 5.10.2
• 5.10.3
• 5.10.4
• 5.10.5
• 5.10.6
• 5.10.7
• 5.10.8
• 5.10.9
• 5.10.10
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• 5.10.25
• 5.10.26
• 5.10.27
• 5.10.28
• 5.10.29
• 5.10.30
• 5.10.31
• 5.10.32
• 5.10.33

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