CVE-2026-64952 Velociraptor Hunt Deletion With Insufficient Permission Check
Attackers with investigator roles can delete hunts due to incorrect permission checks, allowing unauthorized data modification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-64952?
CVE-2026-64952 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Rapid7 Velociraptor, published on 12 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The hunt_delete() VQL function allows deleting hunts.
Velociraptor misapplied the permission check requiring only COLLECT_CLIENT (usually assigned to the "investigator" role) instead of the "DELETE_RESULTS" permission (usually only assigned to "administrators").
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-64952?
How do I fix CVE-2026-64952?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-64952 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-64952 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8f52-5rxc-fj43.