CVE-2025-6264

Velociraptor priviledge escalation via UpdateConfig artifact

Published Jun 20, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed
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).

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

To better restrict the types of artifacts users can run, the `basic artifacts` mechanism should be used as described  https://docs.velociraptor.app/docs/artifacts/security/#basic-artifacts To detect unintended privilege escalations in custom artifacts, users should run the artifact verifier as described here  https://docs.velociraptor.app/docs/artifacts/security/#restricting-dangerous-client-artifacts

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-18787 Velociraptor vulnerable to privilege escalation via UpdateConfig artifact
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-gpfc-mph4-qm24 Velociraptor vulnerable to privilege escalation via UpdateConfig artifact
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

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

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Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2025-10-14T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2025-11-04T00:00:00+00:00'}

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:velociraptor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

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References
Metrics ssvc

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

ssvc

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

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

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Metrics ssvc

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

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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).
Title Velociraptor priviledge escalation via UpdateConfig artifact
Weaknesses CWE-276
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
rapid7
Published
Updated
Nov 28, 2025, 7:10 PM
Reserved
Jun 19, 2025, 12:22 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 20, 2025, 3:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:01 AM