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CVE-2025-6264GHSA-GPFC-MPH4-QM24GO-2025-3768

Velociraptor priviledge escalation via UpdateConfig artifact

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 0.74.3
1 proof of concept on GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

Velociraptor allows collection of VQL queries packaged into Artifacts from endpoints. These artifacts can be used to do anything and usually run with elevated permissions.  To limit access to some dangerous artifact, Velociraptor allows for those to require high permissions like EXECVE to launch. The Admin.Client.UpdateClientConfig is an artifact used to update the client's configuration. This artifact did not enforce an additional required permission, allowing users with COLLECT_CLIENT permissions (normally given by the "Investigator" role) to collect it from endpoints and update the configuration. This can lead to arbitrary command execution and endpoint takeover. To successfully exploit this vulnerability the user must already have access to collect artifacts from the endpoint (i.e. have the COLLECT_CLIENT given typically by the "Investigator' role).

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Rapid7 Velociraptor

    fixed in 0.74.3

  • www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptorGo

    fixed in 0.74.3

References 2

docs.velociraptor.app

GitHub · Mauzy0x00/velociraptor_CVE-2025-6264_PoC