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CVE-2026-7572

Velociraptor EVTX Parser — Process Crash via Crafted .evtx File

Published: May 6, 2026Updated: Jun 1, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-193
NVD MITRE
4.4CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 96.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An off-by-one error (CWE-193) in the ConsumeUnit16Array and ConsumeUnit64Array functions in Velocidex Velociraptor before version 0.76.5 on Windows and Linux allows a local attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a process crash by providing a specially crafted .evtx file to the parse_evtx VQL plugin.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-193

Affected Products

velociraptorrapid7
On-premSecurity Product
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
velociraptorVelocidex
On-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
rapid7commercialUSSecurity Productsaka rapid7 nexpose, rapid7 velociraptor, metasploit
velocidexcommercialSecurity Productsaka velociraptor, winpmem

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-7572/
docs.velociraptor.app

Timeline

Published
May 6, 2026
Last Updated
Jun 1, 2026

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