# CVE-2025-6264: GO-2025-3768 - Velociraptor vulnerable to privilege escalation via UpdateConfig artifact in www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-6264-velociraptor-vulnerable-to-privilege-escalation-via-updateconfig  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-07-28  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-6264 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-07-28

Velociraptor vulnerable to privilege escalation via UpdateConfig artifact in www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor

Technologies: [www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/www-velocidex-com-golang-velociraptor). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-6264 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-6264 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-6264?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 28 July 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.74.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-6264?** Yes. www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (Go): upgrade to 0.74.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-6264?** Check whether you run www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (Go): upgrade to 0.74.3 or later

  ```sh
  go get www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor@v0.74.3
  ```


## Affected products

- www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.74.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2025-6264
- GHSA-gpfc-mph4-qm24
- GO-2025-3768

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