Is CVE-2026-64954 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-64954 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-64954?

High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.2, published 12 August 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Velocidex Velociraptor before 0.77.2.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-64954?

A patch was published on 2026-07-19: Fix applied in version 0.77.2 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-64954 attacked?

It is attacked over the network.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-64954?

Check whether you run Velocidex Velociraptor 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.

CVE-2026-64954: Velociraptor privilege escalation via VQL query authorization bypass

CVE-2026-64954 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.2 · Published 2026-08-12

Velociraptor is a digital forensics and incident response platform that allows authorized users to collect data from systems via VQL queries and notebooks. The vulnerability allows analysts (who can run arbitrary VQL queries) to bypass permission checks and schedule new data collections, an action normally restricted to investigators. This enables privilege escalation from analyst to investigator role, allowing lower-privileged users to perform higher-privileged actions.

Technologies: Velocidex Velociraptor. Vendors: Velocidex.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-64954 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-64954 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-64954?: High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.2, published 12 August 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Velocidex Velociraptor before 0.77.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-64954?: A patch was published on 2026-07-19: Fix applied in version 0.77.2 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-64954 attacked?: It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-64954?: Check whether you run Velocidex Velociraptor 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.

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in Velociraptor's permission enforcement for the collect_client() function. Normally, scheduling new collections requires the COLLECT_CLIENT permission, which is enforced at the API level. However, the vulnerability stems from insufficient authorization checks when a VQL query resets the authorization provider. An analyst with permission to run arbitrary VQL queries in notebooks can trigger this code path to bypass the COLLECT_CLIENT permission check, allowing them to schedule collections without proper authorization. The attack requires the ability to execute VQL queries (typically available to users with the analyst role) but no network access or special user interaction is needed beyond running the malicious query. Patches are available in version 0.77.2 and later.

Affected products

Velocidex Velociraptor before 0.77.2

Timeline

2026-08-12: disclosed
2026-07-19: patched: Fix applied in version 0.77.2

References

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