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GHSA-J6JV-J266-988H

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-12 06:30 – Updated: 2026-08-12 06:30

Details

This allows a user who can run arbitrary VQL (usually with the "analyst" role) to launch new collections (usually requires the "investigator" role). This vulnerability is an escalation from an analyst to investigator role.

Severity

8.2 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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CVE-2026-64954 (GCVE-0-2026-64954)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-12 04:26 – Updated: 2026-08-12 04:26

Title

Velociraptor collect_client() Permissions Bypass

Summary

Velociraptor allows scheduling new collections via VQL queries in notebooks. For a user to schedule a new collection, they require the COLLECT_CLIENT permission. However, this is not enforced when the user can run a VQL query which resets the authorization provider. This allows a user who can run arbitrary VQL (usually with the "analyst" role) to launch new collections (usually requires the "investigator" role). This vulnerability is an escalation from an analyst to investigator role.

Severity

8.2 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

CWE

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

rapid7

References

2 references

URL	Tags
http://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/adviso…
https://github.com/Velocidex/velociraptor/commit/…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Rapid7	Velociraptor	Affected: 0 , < 0.77.2 (semver)

Credits

Reported independently by Tristan Madani (Talence Security) Reported independently by Yuval Miller Reported independently by Leon Kayaliev

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GHSA-J6JV-J266-988H

CVE-2026-64954 (GCVE-0-2026-64954)

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