CVE-2026-19072 Velociraptor - Broken Access Control

Velociraptor contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by allowing the internal field "compiled_collector_args" to be set via user API calls, letting investigator role users escalate privileges to run arbitrary VQL statements as administrators, exploit requires investigator role.

CVSS base score 9.9 /10
Critical
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.40% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Broken Access Control
Impact
Privilege Escalation, Remote Code Execution
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
24 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-164

Vendor fix

Update to the latest Velociraptor version with patched access control for compiled_collector_args.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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