6.5

CVE-2026-64952: rapid7 velociraptor Incorrect Authorization

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumAwaiting analysis
Published 12-08-2026Last modified 12-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-64952 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in rapid7 velociraptor. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · +0.13 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:12070-1

Timeline

  1. 12-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 12-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The hunt_delete() VQL function allows deleting hunts. Velociraptor misapplied the permission check requiring only COLLECT_CLIENT (usually assigned to the "investigator" role) instead of the "DELETE_RESULTS" permission (usually only assigned to "administrators").

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

21%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.13 pp

From 0.17% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.30%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Rapid71 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links