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CVE-2026-6948

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Description

Velociraptor versions prior to 0.76.4 contain a resource exhaustion vulnerability in the server's agent control channel. This allows a compromised or rogue Velociraptor client to crash the server via out-of-memory (OOM) by sending crafted messages through the normal client communication channel.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.9 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-04 00:16:39.467000
Last modified
2026-10-25 23:10:00.167000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-6948",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-05-04T00:16:39.467",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-25T23:10:00.167",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "value": "Velociraptor versions prior to 0.76.4 contain a resource exhaustion vulnerability in the server's agent control channel.\n\n\n\nThis allows a compromised or rogue Velociraptor client to crash the server via out-of-memory (OOM) by sending crafted messages through the normal client communication channel."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Versiones de Velociraptor anteriores a la 0.76.4 contienen una vulnerabilidad de agotamiento de recursos en el canal de control del agente del servidor. Esto permite a un cliente de Velociraptor comprometido o malicioso colapsar el servidor por agotamiento de memoria (OOM) enviando mensajes manipulados a través del canal de comunicación normal del cliente."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Rapid7",
          "product": "Velociraptor",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "platforms": [
            "Linux"
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/Velocidex/velociraptor",
          "versions": [
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              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "0.76.4",
              "versionType": "custom",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "0.75.9",
              "versionType": "custom",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
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          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
          "baseScore": 4.9,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 1.2,
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            {
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          "version": "2.0.3"
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  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-770"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-6948/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}