CVE-2026-8795 (GCVE-0-2026-8795)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-09 01:04 – Updated: 2026-06-09 01:04
VLAI
Summary
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).
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advis… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid7 | Velociraptor |
Affected:
0 , < 0.76.6
(semver)
|
Credits
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