CVE-2026-18972
9.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Summary
An authenticated attacker can spoof another GUI user's identity by sending their request with the custom header "Grpc-Metadata-USER". This can lead to an account takeover attack from a user with low privileges to administrator.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid7 | Velociraptor | 0 < 0.77.2 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-290: CWE-290 Authentication bypass by spoofing
Workarounds
If you have a proxy in front of the Velociraptor GUI server, you can block the "Grpc-Metadata-USER" header.
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
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