CVE-2026-6948
Unbounded Memory Allocation in VQLResponse Result-Set Writer
Velociraptor versions prior to 0.76.4 contain a resource exhaustion vulnerability in the server's agent control channel.
This allows a compromised or rogue Velociraptor client to crash the server via out-of-memory (OOM) by sending crafted messages through the normal client communication channel.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Unbounded Memory Allocation in VQLResponse Result-Set Writer
Velociraptor versions prior to 0.76.4 contain a resource exhaustion vulnerability in the server's agent control channel.
This allows a compromised or rogue Velociraptor client to crash the server via out-of-memory (OOM) by sending crafted messages through the normal client communication channel.
- Record
CVE-2026-6948- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-26850
Velociraptor versions prior to 0.76.4 contain a resource exhaustion vulnerability in the server's agent control channel.
This allows a compromised or rogue Velociraptor client to crash the server via out-of-memory (OOM) by sending crafted messages through the normal client communication channel.
- Record
EUVD-2026-26850- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r3xq-q2q6-7vcc
Velociraptor versions prior to 0.76.4 contain a resource exhaustion vulnerability in the server's...
Velociraptor versions prior to 0.76.4 contain a resource exhaustion vulnerability in the server's agent control channel.
This allows a compromised or rogue Velociraptor client to crash the server via out-of-memory (OOM) by sending crafted messages through the normal client communication channel.
- Record
GHSA-r3xq-q2q6-7vcc- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Velociraptor versions prior to 0.76.4 contain a resource exhaustion vulnerability in the server's agent control channel.
This allows a compromised or rogue Velociraptor client to crash the server via out-of-memory (OOM) by sending crafted messages through the normal client communication channel.
- Record
CVE-2026-6948- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Unbounded Memory Allocation in VQLResponse Result-Set Writer
Velociraptor versions prior to 0.76.4 contain a resource exhaustion vulnerability in the server's agent control channel.
This allows a compromised or rogue Velociraptor client to crash the server via out-of-memory (OOM) by sending crafted messages through the normal client communication channel.
- Record
CVE-2026-6948- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:12070-1 No score
velociraptor-0.76.7.0.git145.b60ef1146-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the velociraptor-0.76.7.0.git145.b60ef1146-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:12070-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
velociraptoropenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 40 CVEs |
before 0.76.7.0.git145.b60ef1146-1.1 | 0.76.7.0.git145.b60ef1146-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-6948 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Rapid7 Velociraptor, published May 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-6948
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6948
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r3xq-q2q6-7vcc
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-0914
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