CVE-2023-43976
An issue in CatoNetworks CatoClient before v.5.4.0 allows attackers to escalate privileges and...
An issue in CatoNetworks CatoClient before v.5.4.0 allows attackers to escalate privileges and winning the race condition (TOCTOU) via the PrivilegedHelperTool component.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue in CatoNetworks CatoClient before v.5.4.0 allows attackers to escalate privileges and winning the race condition (TOCTOU) via the PrivilegedHelperTool component.
- Record
CVE-2023-43976- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue in CatoNetworks CatoClient before v.5.4.0 allows attackers to escalate privileges and winning the race condition (TOCTOU) via the PrivilegedHelperTool component.
- Record
CVE-2023-43976- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-48335 No score
An issue in CatoNetworks CatoClient before v.5.4.0 allows attackers to escalate privileges and winning the race condition (TOCTOU) via the PrivilegedHelperTool component.
- Record
EUVD-2023-48335- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-95w2-vgp5-32g4
An issue in CatoNetworks CatoClient before v.5.4.0 allows attackers to escalate privileges and...
An issue in CatoNetworks CatoClient before v.5.4.0 allows attackers to escalate privileges and winning the race condition (TOCTOU) via the PrivilegedHelperTool component.
- Record
GHSA-95w2-vgp5-32g4- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-43976 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Catonetworks Cato Client, published October 3, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.63%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.