CVE-2025-14213
Authenticated user can inject OS commands via Socket UI, gaining root on internal system.
Is CVE-2025-14213 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2025-14213 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.98% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2025-14213?
CVE-2025-14213 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2025-14213?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2025-14213. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2025-14213 affect?
CVE-2025-14213 affects Cato Networks Socket (versions prior to 25). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2025-14213?
Patch to latest Socket 25 immediately; restrict UI access.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Root command execution via authenticated access to Socket UI; attacker can run arbitrary OS commands as root.
Immediate action required
- affected24 and below
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.