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CVE-2026-18972
Published:August 11, 2026
Updated:September 01, 2026
An authenticated attacker can spoof another GUI user's identity by sending their request with the custom header "Grpc-Metadata-USER". This can lead to an account takeover attack from a user with low privileges to administrator.
Affected Packages
www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.0.0-20180811034225-ef34365e43c9 <0.77.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.77.2
Additional Notes
The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.
Related Resources (4)
https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/18xxx/CVE-2026-18972.json
https://github.com/Velocidex/velociraptor/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18972
http://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-18972/
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
CWE-290
EPSS
Base Score:
6.06