Any authenticated Velociraptor user — including one holding only the readerrole — can terminate the entire server process with a single request, by calling SetPassword with a username that does not exist.

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Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Rapid7
Rapid7 velociraptor
Vendors & Products Rapid7
Rapid7 velociraptor

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Description Any authenticated Velociraptor user — including one holding only the readerrole — can terminate the entire server process with a single request, by calling SetPassword with a username that does not exist.
Title Velociraptor server crash via the SetPassword API
Weaknesses CWE-476
CWE-703
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: rapid7

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-11T17:22:44.142Z

Reserved: 2026-08-03T10:45:04.075Z

Link: CVE-2026-18638

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T17:22:36.126Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-11T16:17:30.457

Modified: 2026-08-11T18:17:21.543

Link: CVE-2026-18638

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T00:15:12Z

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