# CVE-2026-19584: Velociraptor VQL injection during notebook restore from backup

> A malicious user with notebook editor permissions can inject VQL code into backups, leading to elevated code execution during restoration.

- **Severity:** High 7.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 11 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-52wr-g3vp-7h6v

## What is CVE-2026-19584?

CVE-2026-19584 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Rapid7 Velociraptor, published on 10 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Velociraptor allows for the creation of notebook backups in its default enabled daily backup feature. When Velociraptor restores the backup, the notebook cell content is interpolated into a template with no ACL checks. This allows a malicious user with NOTEBOOK_EDITOR permission to plant a VQL query which will be evaluated at elevated permissions if the notebook's backup is subsequently restored.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-1336 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19584?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-19584?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-19584 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-19584 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-19584 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-19584 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-19584 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Rapid7 Velociraptor, published on 10 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-19584 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Rapid7 Velociraptor. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19584/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19584/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-19584
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19584
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-19584

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19584/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.