Description
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.
Published: 2026-09-24
Score: 9.9 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Rapid7
Rapid7 velociraptor
Vendors & Products Rapid7
Rapid7 velociraptor

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Velociraptor Investigator reaches SuperUser via hunt EffectivePrincipal
Weaknesses CWE-1269
CWE-164
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Rapid7 Velociraptor
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: rapid7

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-24T14:42:25.285Z

Reserved: 2026-08-06T09:16:50.394Z

Link: CVE-2026-19072

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-24T14:42:20.807Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-24T13:17:09.500

Modified: 2026-09-24T21:00:46.893

Link: CVE-2026-19072

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-24T20:00:11Z

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