CVE
CVE-2026-18972
Velociraptor authenticated identity-spoofing vulnerability
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.
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CVSS Version
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9.6
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3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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0
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3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
C
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References
https://github.com/Velocidex/velociraptor/, http://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-18972/, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/18xxx/CVE-2026-18972.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18972