CVE-2026-18636Velociraptor VFSGetBuffer API path deny list bypass
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The Velociraptor gRPC API has a VFSGetBuffer endpoint which allows reading files from the datastore. To prevent users from reading sensitive files or accessing other orgs, the requested path is prefix checked against a list of denied prefixes. This prefix check can be bypassed allowing a user to access usually denied files. If the user has read permission in the ROOT org, this allows access to other orgs, in which the user may not have permission.
- CVSS
- 6.8 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-288
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- rapid7
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Rapid7 Velociraptor rapid7:velociraptor (from the name) | before 0.77.2 | CNA record |
References
- http://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-18636/
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