Velociraptor collect_client() Permissions Bypass

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-64954
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerrapid7
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-12 05:19:17 UTC
Updated2026-08-12 05:19:17 UTC
DescriptionVelociraptor 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.2 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-862 | CWE-862 CWE-862: Missing Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary8.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
3.1CNACVSS8.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Rapid7 Velociraptor affected 0.77.2 semver Linux

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-64954 [email protected] docs.velociraptor.app
github.com/Velocidex/velociraptor/commit/d7de958e846d3742a7a3a8538fd463e... [email protected] github.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Reported independently by Tristan Madani (Talence Security) (en)

CNA: Reported independently by Yuval Miller (en)

CNA: Reported independently by Leon Kayaliev (en)

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