CVE-2026-8795
HIGHRapid7 Velociraptor < 0.76.6 - Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
Title source: ruleDescription
A YAML injection vulnerability exists in the Windows.Collectors.Remapping artifact of Rapid7 Velociraptor before version 0.76.6. The hostname field in client_info.json inside a collection ZIP is inserted into a YAML template via Go's text/template without escaping. An attacker providing a crafted collection ZIP can leverage literal double quotes and newlines in the hostname to break out of the YAML quoted string and inject a new mount remapping entry. When an analyst applies the generated remapping file with --remap, arbitrary VQL executes on their machine with NullACLManager (all permissions granted, unsandboxed).
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
Velociraptor Security Advisory CVE-2026-8795
https://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-8795/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0015
EPSS Percentile
4.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-116
CWE-74
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (1)
Rapid7/Velociraptor
< 0.76.6
Published
Jun 09, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 09, 2026