CVE-2026-6948

Medium

Description

Velociraptor versions prior to 0.76.4 contain a resource exhaustion vulnerability in the server's agent control channel. This allows a compromised or rogue Velociraptor client to crash the server via out-of-memory (OOM) by sending crafted messages through the normal client communication channel.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.9
Exploit probability—
ProductVelociraptor
PublishedMay 4, 2026
First seenMay 4, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • Rapid7 Velociraptor0.76.4, 0.75.9 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Rapid7 Velociraptorv < 0.76.4, v < 0.75.90.76.4, 0.75.9

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