CVE-2025-0309 (GCVE-0-2025-0309)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-08-14 04:35
Modified
2025-08-15 12:58
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VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
An insufficient validation on the server connection endpoint in Netskope Client allows local users to elevate privileges on the system. The insufficient validation allows Netskope Client to connect to any other server with Public Signed CA TLS certificates and send specially crafted responses to elevate privileges.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netskope | Netskope Client |
Version: 0 < 129.0.0 |
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