Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Velociraptor Investigator reaches SuperUser via hunt EffectivePrincipal
CVE-2026-19072
Velociraptor stores the compiled VQL in the hunt object internally to avoid having to recompile the artifacts for each endpoint in the hunt. Although the field "compiled_collector_args" is an internal field, Velociraptor allowed the field to be set from a user API call. This allows another user who can schedule a hunt (minimal role of "investigator" ) to set the compiled VQL statements for the hunt bypassing any ACL checks that would normally be applied. This flaw can then be escalated to allow the "investigator" user to run arbitrary VQL statements as an administrator user on the Velociraptor server.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.9
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.2
Impact Score:6.1
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-1269 ↗CWE-1269 Product released in Non-Release configuration
CWE-164 ↗CWE-164 Improper neutralization of internal special elements
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid7 | Velociraptor | 0 < 0.77.2 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
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Threat Intelligence Signals
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Rapid7, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2026-08-06T09:16:50 |
| Published | 2026-09-24T12:52:51 |
| Last Updated | 2026-09-25T03:55:27 |
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