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CVE-2026-78411: rapid7 velociraptor Incorrect Authorization

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumAwaiting analysis
Published 05-10-2026Last modified 05-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-78411 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in rapid7 velociraptor. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.5% 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
0.17%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Velociraptor's SetClientMetadata used the wrong permission check to enforce setting metadata on the server. This allows a user with LABEL_CLIENTS permission to update the server metadata. Server metadata is often used to store site wide configuration data that should only be updated by the server admin.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

06-10-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.17%

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