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CVE-2025-6264

Velociraptor priviledge escalation via UpdateConfig artifact

5.5 MediumPublic exploitFix available

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

1.03%Up 1.0 points since Jun 20, 2025
90%50%10%1%

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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor
Go
before 0.74.3
0.74.3
govulncheck-vulndb
openSUSE: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.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
PoC in GitHubMauzy0x00/velociraptor_CVE-2025-6264_PoC2026-05-05

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
first indexedCVE 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.

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