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title: "CVE-2026-19072: Velociraptor - Broken Access Control"
description: "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."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-19072/
---

# 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

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19072)

## 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](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/164.html)

## 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

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19072](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19072)
- [https://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-19072/](https://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-19072/)

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