Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as root organization reader
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DeliveryConstruct HTTP GET API request
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ExploitSpecify subordinate organization ID in request
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ExecutionBypass authorization validation
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PersistRetrieve target organization files
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ImpactExfiltrate sensitive incident data
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | The vulnerability requires the attacker to possess an authenticated user account with reader role (or higher) in the root organization of a multi-organization Velociraptor deployment. The vulnerability does not occur in reverse - users with read access only to subordinate organizations cannot escalate to access other organizations or the root organization. Exploitation is limited to HTTP GET requests against API endpoints that handle cross-organization file or data retrieval. Single-organization Velociraptor deployments are not affected since the bypass specifically exploits the cross-organization authorization boundary. The attack requires network-level access to the Velociraptor HTTP API endpoint and valid authentication credentials for a root organization user account. |
| Impact | The CVSS score of 6.8 reflects a Medium-to-High severity profile with network vector (AV:N), low complexity (AC:L), and high privilege requirement (PR:H), resulting in high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact (C:H/I:N/A:N). The PR:H qualifier significantly limits real-world exploitation scope - the attacker must already hold reader role in the root organization, which is an administratively-granted role in multi-tenant Velociraptor deployments. However, the scope change (S:C) indicates the vulnerability crosses trust boundaries (organization isolation), which is a critical security property in forensics platforms handling sensitive incident data. Risk materialization depends on: (1) deployment model (multi-organization vs. single-org), (2) whether reader role in root org is broadly delegated, and (3) sensitivity of data in subordinate organizations. In typical multi-tenant forensics scenarios, root organization access is tightly controlled, limiting this to insider threats or compromised high-privilege accounts. The unidirectional nature (subordinate org users cannot access root org) further reduces blast radius. No exploitation data (KEV status, POC, active exploitation claims) is provided, so real-world prevalence is unknown. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated user holding reader role in Velociraptor's root organization constructs an authenticated HTTP GET request targeting a file-read API endpoint with a resource path pointing to a subordinate organization's sensitive forensics data (e.g., /api/v1/GetTable?org_id=sub_org_name&artifact=System.Processes). The authorization validation layer fails to properly enforce organization boundaries and returns the requested data despite the user lacking any explicit permissions in the target organization. The attacker gains unauthorized access to incident response artifacts, collected logs, or forensic evidence from investigation teams in other organizations. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – May 06, 2026
Velociraptor versions prior to 0.76.4 allow authenticated users with reader role in the root organization to bypass cross-organization authorization controls via HTTP API GET requests, enabling them to read arbitrary files from other organizations regardless of their permissions in those target organizations. The vulnerability requires high privilege context (authenticated reader in root org) but has high confidentiality impact across organization boundaries. This is a horizontal privilege escalation affecting multi-tenant deployments where organizational isolation is a critical security boundary.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Velociraptor to version 0.76.4 or later to receive the vendor-released patch that corrects the cross-organization authorization bypass. For organizations unable to immediately upgrade, implement network-level mitigations by restricting HTTP API access to the Velociraptor server to trusted administrative networks only, and audit IAM assignments to ensure reader role in root organization is granted only to users with legitimate need for multi-organization access. Additionally, enable and monitor HTTP API audit logs to detect anomalous cross-organization access patterns from root organization reader accounts. Note that these compensating controls do not fully mitigate the vulnerability - they reduce exploitability surface by limiting authentication opportunities and detect-only suspicious activity - so patching remains the primary remediation path.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Velociraptor is a digital forensics and incident response platform that supports multi-organization deployments with role-based access control. The vulnerability exists in the HTTP API authorization layer, specifically in how GET request handlers validate cross-organization access permissions. The root cause is improper access control checks (CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization) that fail to enforce organization boundaries for authenticated users. The flaw allows a reader-role user in the root organization to construct authenticated API requests that bypass authorization validation for resources belonging to subordinate organizations, despite the CVSS vector indicating PR:H (high privilege required), the actual impact is that the lowest authenticated role in the privileged root organization can access resources beyond its intended scope.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Primary rating from Vendor (rapid7).
CVSS VectorVendor: rapid7
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Velociraptor versions prior to 0.76.4 contain a cross organization authorization bypass in the HTTP API. A user with only the reader role in the root organization (the lowest authenticated role, holding only READ_RESULTS permission ) can issue a single authenticated HTTP GET that can read any files from other orgs - even if they have no explicit permissions in the target org.
However, the problem does not occur in reverse - a user with read access to a sub org is unable to read from other org or the root org.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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EUVD-2026-27844
GHSA-2v93-vp82-cjv8
NVD
CVE.org
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