CVE-2025-14728

Rapid7 Velociraptor Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Published Dec 29, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Rapid7 Velociraptor versions before 0.75.6 contain a directory traversal issue on Linux servers that allows a rogue client to upload a file which is written outside the datastore directory. Velociraptor is normally only allowed to write in the datastore directory. The issue occurs due to insufficient sanitization of directory names which end with a ".", only encoding the final "." AS "%2E".


Although files can be written to incorrect locations, the containing directory must end with "%2E". This limits the impact of this vulnerability, and prevents it from overwriting critical files.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:velociraptor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Rapid7
Rapid7 velociraptor
Vendors & Products Rapid7
Rapid7 velociraptor
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Rapid7 Velociraptor versions before 0.75.6 contain a directory traversal issue on Linux servers that allows a rogue client to upload a file which is written outside the datastore directory. Velociraptor is normally only allowed to write in the datastore directory. The issue occurs due to insufficient sanitization of directory names which end with a ".", only encoding the final "." AS "%2E". Although files can be written to incorrect locations, the containing directory must end with "%2E". This limits the impact of this vulnerability, and prevents it from overwriting critical files.
Title Rapid7 Velociraptor Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
rapid7
Published
Updated
Dec 30, 2025, 10:26 PM
Reserved
Dec 15, 2025, 4:45 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Dec 29, 2025, 7:15 PM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 12:10 PM