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Velociraptor CVE-2022-35629

MEDIUM
Improper Authentication (CWE-287)
2022-07-29 cve@rapid7.com
5.4
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication mechanism validation
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Defense Evasion, Initial Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access by sending crafted requests to the affected application.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Due to a bug in the handling of the communication between the client and server, it was possible for one client, already registered with their own client ID, to send messages to the server claiming. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement multi-factor authentication, enforce strong password policies, use proven authentication frameworks.

Affects your stack

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Improper Authentication (CWE-287), which allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access. Due to a bug in the handling of the communication between the client and server, it was possible for one client, already registered with their own client ID, to send messages to the server claiming to come from another client ID. This issue was resolved in Velociraptor 0.6.5-2. Affected products include: Rapid7 Velociraptor.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

DescriptionNVD

Due to a bug in the handling of the communication between the client and server, it was possible for one client, already registered with their own client ID, to send messages to the server claiming to come from another client ID. This issue was resolved in Velociraptor 0.6.5-2.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 67% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

27
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +27
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:velociraptor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2026-64954 HIGH
8.2 Aug 12

Privilege escalation in Velociraptor's notebook VQL execution path allows analyst-role users to bypass the COLLECT_CLIEN

CVE-2025-14728 MEDIUM POC
6.8 Dec 29

Directory traversal in Rapid7 Velociraptor servers running on Linux before 0.75.6 lets a rogue enrolled client upload a

CVE-2026-19583 CRITICAL
9.9 Sep 10

Privilege escalation in Rapid7 Velociraptor lets any user permitted to schedule client monitoring artifacts run otherwis

CVE-2026-19072 CRITICAL
9.9 Sep 24

Privilege escalation in Rapid7 Velociraptor allows an authenticated user holding only the 'investigator' role to execute

CVE-2026-18972 CRITICAL
9.6 Aug 11

Privilege escalation to administrator in Rapid7 Velociraptor (all versions before 0.77.2) allows an authenticated low-pr

CVE-2025-6264 MEDIUM POC
5.5 Jun 20

Velociraptor allows collection of VQL queries packaged into Artifacts from endpoints. These artifacts can be used to do

CVE-2026-6290 CRITICAL
9.1 Apr 15

Multi-tenancy authorization bypass in Velociraptor before 0.76.3 allows authenticated GUI users to execute VQL queries a

CVE-2026-19200 HIGH
8.9 Aug 24

Privilege escalation in Velociraptor allows any user with the NOTEBOOK_EDIT permission - typically an analyst-level role

CVE-2023-0242 HIGH
8.8 Jan 18

Rapid7 Velociraptor allows users to be created with different privileges on the server. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8),

CVE-2026-18860 HIGH
8.7 Aug 11

Privilege escalation in Rapid7 Velociraptor's multi-tenant org management allows child org administrators to delete any

CVE-2026-15371 HIGH
8.1 Aug 18

Cross-site scripting in Velociraptor's web GUI arises from unsanitized URL scheme handling in URL-typed table columns, e

CVE-2026-19584 HIGH
7.7 Sep 10

Template injection in Velociraptor's notebook backup restoration pipeline allows a low-privileged NOTEBOOK_EDITOR user t

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