Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-14213

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)…

Published Mar 31, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 25, 2026 · the affected product

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-14213. EPSS is 0.98%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Severity
High8.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.98%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
See sources for product scope

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.

No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.

How to fix CVE-2025-14213

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-14213. EPSS is 0.98%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation; CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 0.98%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 31, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jul 25, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-14213

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-14213

    30-day exploitation probability 1.0%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-14213

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.