Is CVE-2026-7572 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-7572 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-7572?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.4, published 6 May 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (Go) < 0.76.5, SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.76.5; Velocidex Velociraptor < 0.76.5.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-7572?

Yes. www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (Go): upgrade to 0.76.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-7572 attacked?

It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-7572?

Check whether you run www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (Go) or 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-2026-7572: Velocidex Velociraptor denial of service in EVTX parser

Q: Is there a fix for CVE-2026-7572?

Yes. www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (Go): upgrade to 0.76.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

Q: How is CVE-2026-7572 attacked?

It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.

Q: Am I affected by CVE-2026-7572?

Check whether you run www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (Go) or 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-2026-7572 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.4 · Published 2026-05-06

Velociraptor is an open-source endpoint monitoring and digital forensics tool used by security teams to investigate systems. A vulnerability in its event log parsing component allows a local attacker to crash the Velociraptor client by providing a specially crafted Windows event log (.evtx) file. This results in a denial of service, preventing security teams from monitoring or investigating the affected system until the service is restored.

Technologies: www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (Go), Velocidex Velociraptor. Vendors: Go, Velocidex.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-7572 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-7572 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-7572?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.4, published 6 May 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (Go) < 0.76.5, SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.76.5; Velocidex Velociraptor < 0.76.5.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-7572?: Yes. www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (Go): upgrade to 0.76.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-7572 attacked?: It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-7572?: Check whether you run www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (Go) or 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.

How to fix

www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (Go): upgrade to 0.76.5 or later
```
go get www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor@v0.76.5
```

Technical details

An off-by-one error (CWE-193) exists within the ConsumeUnit16Array and ConsumeUnit64Array functions of the Velocidex Velociraptor EVTX parser. The vulnerability is triggered when the parse_evtx VQL plugin processes a maliciously crafted .evtx file, leading to a memory corruption that causes the process to crash. While the attack vector is local, it requires user interaction (UI:R) in the form of a user or automated artifact tasking the client to parse the malicious file. The issue affects Velociraptor on both Windows and Linux platforms. A fix is available in version 0.76.5; as a workaround, users can collect raw EVTX files for offline parsing rather than using live VQL parsing artifacts.

Affected products

Velocidex Velociraptor before 0.76.5

Identifiers

CVE-2026-7572
GHSA-6cmp-qv2f-x97x
GO-2026-5174

Timeline

2026-05-04: advisory: Vendor advisory published by Rapid7/Velociraptor
2026-05-06: disclosed: CVE published to NVD

References

https://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-7572/

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