Is CVE-2026-77798 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-77798 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-77798?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 24 September 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Velocidex Velociraptor prior to 0.77.2.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-77798?

A patch was published on 2026-08-07: Fix committed in version 0.77.2 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-77798 attacked?

It is attacked over the network.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-77798?

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-2026-77798: Velociraptor deadlock condition in user management module

CVE-2026-77798 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-09-24

Velociraptor is a digital forensics and incident response platform used to collect and analyze data from endpoints. Authenticated users can trigger a deadlock condition in the user management module, which may cause the service to become unresponsive or fail, affecting forensic investigations and threat hunting operations.

Technologies: Velocidex Velociraptor. Vendors: Velocidex.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-77798 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-77798 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-77798?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 24 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Velocidex Velociraptor prior to 0.77.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-77798?: A patch was published on 2026-08-07: Fix committed in version 0.77.2 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-77798 attacked?: It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-77798?: 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

A lock management bug in the user management module allows authenticated users to trigger a deadlock condition via improper lock handling. The vulnerability is accessible to any authenticated user without special privileges. The fix was addressed in commit b64d915 and released in version 0.77.2, which corrected the deadlock in the user manager component.

Affected products

Velocidex Velociraptor prior to 0.77.2

Timeline

2026-09-24: disclosed: CVE-2026-77798 published
2026-08-07: patched: Fix committed in version 0.77.2

References

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