CVE-2025-6264
Velociraptor priviledge escalation via UpdateConfig artifact
Basic Information
- CVE State
- PUBLISHED
- Reserved Date
- June 19, 2025
- Published Date
- June 20, 2025
- Last Updated
- November 28, 2025
- Vendor
- Rapid7
- Product
- Velociraptor
- 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).
CVSS Scores
CVSS v3.1
5.5 - MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC Information
- Exploitation
- none
- Technical Impact
- total
Exploit Status
- Exploited in the Wild
- Yes (2026-06-01 10:42:11 UTC) Source
Known Exploited Vulnerability Information
| Source | Added Date |
|---|---|
| CVE | 2026-06-01 10:42:11 UTC |
Timeline
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