CVE-2025-6264
Velociraptor priviledge escalation via UpdateConfig artifact
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).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.5
Velociraptor priviledge escalation via UpdateConfig artifact
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).
- Record
CVE-2025-6264- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-18787
5.5
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).
- Record
EUVD-2025-18787- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gpfc-mph4-qm24
4.7
Velociraptor vulnerable to privilege escalation via UpdateConfig artifact
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).
- Record
GHSA-gpfc-mph4-qm24- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.5
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).
- Record
CVE-2025-6264- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.5
Velociraptor priviledge escalation via UpdateConfig artifact
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).
- Record
CVE-2025-6264- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-gpfc-mph4-qm24
4.7
Velociraptor vulnerable to privilege escalation via UpdateConfig artifact
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).
- Record
GHSA-gpfc-mph4-qm24- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2025-3768 No score
Velociraptor vulnerable to privilege escalation via UpdateConfig artifact in www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor
Velociraptor vulnerable to privilege escalation via UpdateConfig artifact in www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor
- Record
GO-2025-3768- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15405-1 No score
govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250730T213748-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250730T213748-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15405-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptorGo |
before 0.74.3 | 0.74.3 |
govulncheck-vulndbopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 56 CVEs |
before 0.0.20250730T213748-1.1 | 0.0.20250730T213748-1.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Mauzy0x00/velociraptor_CVE-2025-6264_PoC | 2026-05-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-6264 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Rapid7 Velociraptor, published June 20, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.03%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor 0.74.3.
References
docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2025-6264
blog.talosintelligence.com/velociraptor-leveraged-in-ransomware-attacks
news.sophos.com/en-us/2025/08/26/velociraptor-incident-response-tool-abused-for-remote-access
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6264
github.com/Velocidex/velociraptor/commit/21e7fd7138ddaa798cad35fd929864f6bb0c4e9c
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gpfc-mph4-qm24
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