CVE-2026-7572

Velociraptor EVTX Parser — Process Crash via Crafted .evtx File

Published May 6, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An off-by-one error (CWE-193) in the ConsumeUnit16Array and ConsumeUnit64Array functions in Velocidex Velociraptor before version 0.76.5 on Windows and Linux allows a local attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a process crash by providing a specially crafted .evtx file to the parse_evtx VQL plugin.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6cmp-qv2f-x97x Velocidex Velociraptor has an off-by-one error
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Rapid7
Rapid7 velociraptor
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:velociraptor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
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
First Time appeared Velocidex
Velocidex velociraptor
Vendors & Products Velocidex
Velocidex velociraptor
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An off-by-one error (CWE-193) in the ConsumeUnit16Array and ConsumeUnit64Array functions in Velocidex Velociraptor before version 0.76.5 on Windows and Linux allows a local attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a process crash by providing a specially crafted .evtx file to the parse_evtx VQL plugin.
Title Velociraptor EVTX Parser — Process Crash via Crafted .evtx File
Weaknesses CWE-193
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
rapid7
Published
Updated
May 6, 2026, 4:42 PM
Reserved
May 1, 2026, 12:05 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 6, 2026, 3:15 AM
Modified
Jul 24, 2026, 8:10 AM