Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-18972
Rapid7 Velociraptor
Velociraptor authenticated identity-spoofing vulnerability
CVSS 3.1
9.6Critical
Official description
An authenticated attacker can spoof another GUI user's identity by sending their request with the custom header \"Grpc-Metadata-USER\". This can lead to an account takeover attack from a user with low privileges to administrator.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.6Critical | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (rapid7) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid7 | Velociraptor | v < 0.77.2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
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Details
- Published
- 2026-08-11
- Last updated
- 2026-08-11
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- rapid7
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.35%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
28.7%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-290Authentication bypass by spoofing