Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 1, 2026· Updated Jul 1, 2026
Improper XPC caller certificate validation and TOCTOU race condition in macOS PrivilegedHelperTool
CVE-2026-12374
Description
Improper certificate validation and a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the PrivilegedHelperTool XPC service in Cato Client before v.5.13.1 on macOS allows a local authenticated attacker to escalate privileges to root via a self-signed certificate that bypasses the XPC caller verification and a symlink swap during package installation.
Affected products
1- Range: <5.13.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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