Vulnerability · Published Jun 20, 2025 · Assigned by rapid7
CVE-2025-6264Velociraptor priviledge escalation via UpdateConfig artifact
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect default permissions in Velociraptor from Rapid7. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Velociraptor allows collection of VQL queries packaged into Artifacts from endpoints. These artifacts can be used to do anything and usually run with elevated permissions. To limit access to some dangerous artifact, Velociraptor allows for those to require high permissions like EXECVE to launch. The Admin.Client.UpdateClientConfig is an artifact used to update the client's configuration. This artifact did not enforce an additional required permission, allowing users with COLLECT_CLIENT permissions (normally given by the "Investigator" role) to collect it from endpoints and update the configuration. This can lead to arbitrary command execution and endpoint takeover. To successfully exploit this vulnerability the user must already have access to collect artifacts from the endpoint (i.e. have the COLLECT_CLIENT given typically by the "Investigator' role).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor | 0.74.3 | GHSA-gpfc-mph4-qm24 |
| Go | www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor | 0.74.3 | GO-2025-3768 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid7 | Velociraptor | 0 – before 0.74.3 |
Weakness: CWE-276 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L