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Velociraptor EUVDEUVD-2026-75233

| CVE-2026-19583 CRITICAL
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE-732)
2026-09-10 rapid7 GHSA-jfjq-fc5j-227m
9.9
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: rapid7
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as low-priv monitoring user
  2. Delivery
    Add command artifact to client event table
  3. Exploit
    Bypass missing EXECVE/CLIENT_EVENTS check
  4. Execution
    Server pushes rule to fleet
  5. Impact
    Arbitrary commands run on endpoints

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V13 - Configuration Permission assignment review
Exploitation Conditions

The attacker must be an authenticated Velociraptor user who already holds the permission/role to schedule or edit client monitoring artifacts (the client event table) - this is the only prerequisite and matches PR:L. Exploitation does NOT require the EXECVE permission (that is precisely the missing check), does not require user interaction, and works against default configurations of unpatched servers. Limiting factors: it is not pre-authentication (a valid low-privileged account with monitoring-edit rights is required), and environments that already restrict client-monitoring editing to trusted admins have effectively no additional exposed population beyond those admins.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C, 9.9) reflects a network-reachable server, low attack complexity, an authenticated but low-privileged actor, no user interaction, and a scope change - the compromised server authority is used to execute code on separate client endpoints, which justifies the near-maximal score. PR:L is the key limiter: the attacker must already be an authenticated Velociraptor user holding the ability to schedule client monitoring artifacts (e.g. an 'investigator'-style role), so this is an insider/least-privilege-containment failure rather than a pre-auth internet exploit. EPSS, KEV, and SSVC data were not provided; there is no evidence of active exploitation, so this should be prioritized on impact (fleet-wide arbitrary command execution) rather than on demonstrated in-the-wild activity. The provided 'Information Disclosure' tag understates the risk - the real primary impact is privilege escalation leading to remote code execution on every managed endpoint.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A low-privileged Velociraptor user with the ability to edit client monitoring - for example an investigator who should only be able to run gated collections with approval - adds the Linux.Sys.BashShell artifact (or an equivalent command-runner) to the client event table without holding EXECVE. The server distributes the monitoring rule to the fleet, and the embedded commands execute on every affected endpoint, giving the insider hands-on-keyboard code execution across the estate. No public exploit is identified, but the change is trivial to perform through the normal UI/API once the user has monitoring-edit rights.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
Patch available 0.6% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 10, 2026

Privilege escalation in Rapid7 Velociraptor lets any user permitted to schedule client monitoring artifacts run otherwise-restricted artifacts - including Linux.Sys.BashShell - to execute arbitrary commands on managed endpoints. The server enforced the EXECVE permission for scheduling command-execution artifacts through normal collection, but applied no equivalent permission or CLIENT_EVENTS-type check on the client monitoring path, so a low-privileged operator can bypass the gate entirely. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, though the upstream fix (PR #4967) makes the missing check straightforward to reconstruct.

RemediationAI

Apply the vendor patch: upgrade to the Velociraptor release that incorporates PR #4967 (patch available per vendor advisory; the exact fixed version number is not stated in the provided data - confirm it against http://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-19583/). Until upgraded, restrict which users hold roles/permissions that allow editing the client monitoring (client event) table - treat the ability to modify client monitoring as equivalent to EXECVE and grant it only to fully trusted administrators; the trade-off is that legitimate investigators lose the ability to adjust monitoring rules. Additionally, audit the current client event table for unexpected artifacts (especially anything resembling Linux.Sys.BashShell or other command-execution artifacts masquerading as monitoring rules) and review server audit logs for recent client monitoring state changes made by non-admin users.

Affected VersionsENISA

Velociraptor 0 <0.77.2

Affected Packages

euvd velociraptor fix: 0.77.2

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Velociraptor is an open-source endpoint DFIR and monitoring platform (maintained by Velocidex/Rapid7) whose server pushes 'artifacts' - VQL-based collection or event definitions - to deployed clients. Sensitive artifacts are gated by capability permissions: Linux.Sys.BashShell, which spawns arbitrary commands, requires the EXECVE permission to schedule. Client monitoring artifacts are continuously-running event queries defined in the client event table (CLIENT_EVENTS/CLIENT_EVENT type). The root cause is CWE-732 (incorrect permission assignment for a critical resource): the SetClientMonitoringState path in services/client_monitoring/client_monitoring.go accepted artifacts without verifying the caller held EXECVE and without enforcing that the artifact carried the CLIENT_EVENTS type, allowing a command-execution artifact to be smuggled in as a monitoring rule. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:velociraptor confirms the affected product; the fix threads a 'principal' identity into the launcher compilation so the same permission checks apply to monitoring artifacts.

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Severity by source

Vendor (rapid7) PRIMARY 9.9 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
vuln.today AI 9.9 CRITICAL

Authenticated low-priv user (PR:L) with monitoring-edit rights uses server authority to run arbitrary code on separate endpoints (S:C, C/I/A:H); network-reachable, low complexity.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
SUSE 8.4 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Primary rating from Vendor (rapid7).

CVSS VectorVendor: rapid7

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Velociraptor allows some sensitive artifacts to be gated by additional permissions. For example, the Linux.Sys.BashShell artifact allows arbitrary command execution on endpoints, and so it requires the EXECVE permission to schedule. However, no such check was implemented for client monitoring artifacts. Additionally there was no requirement that client monitoring artifacts carry the CLIENT_EVENTS type. This allows any user who can schedule client monitoring artifacts to also schedule otherwise restricted artifacts (such as Linux.Sys.BashShell).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Rapid7 Velociraptor contains a privilege escalation vulnerability (CVSS 9.9) that allows authenticated low-privilege operators to execute arbitrary commands on all monitored endpoints by circumventing permission controls. Organizations relying on Velociraptor for endpoint management or incident response face complete compromise of their managed infrastructure by their own operational staff.

Business Impact: Severe
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Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 53% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
widely used open-source DFIR/endpoint-monitoring tool, common in security teams
Social Media
4
Sightings
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment Vendor CIRCL GitHub

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 CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.6%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

51
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +50
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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Vendor StatusVendor

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