CVE-2026-18636 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-18636: Velociraptor VFSGetBuffer API path deny list bypass

Vendor Rapid7
Product Velociraptor
Weakness CWE-288
Published August 11, 2026
Last update August 11, 2026

CVSS base score

6.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Velociraptor gRPC API has a VFSGetBuffer endpoint which allows reading files from the datastore. To prevent users from reading sensitive files or accessing other orgs, the requested path is prefix checked against a list of denied prefixes. This prefix check can be bypassed allowing a user to access usually denied files. If the user has read permission in the ROOT org, this allows access to other orgs, in which the user may not have permission.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 11, 2026 CVE published
August 11, 2026 Record updated

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