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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2026-64952 EUVD-2026-57159GHSA-8f52-5rxc-fj43

Velociraptor Hunt Deletion With Insufficient Permission Check

Published Aug 12, 2026 · Updated Aug 12, 2026 · Assigned by rapid7

Description

The hunt_delete() VQL function allows deleting hunts. 

Velociraptor misapplied the permission check requiring only COLLECT_CLIENT (usually assigned to the "investigator" role) instead of the "DELETE_RESULTS" permission (usually only assigned to "administrators").

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Rapid7 Velociraptor < 0.77.2 0.77.2

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed velociraptor 0.76.7.0.git145.b60ef1146-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:12070-1

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