GHSA-9qq5-422f-33c2: Velociraptor: Low-priv analyst reads arbitrary server files via ungated sql() VQL plugin

Published Nov 6, 2026
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Updated

Velociraptor is a tool for collecting host-based state information using Velociraptor Query Language (VQL) queries. Prior to 0.77.2, SQLPlugin.Call in vql/parsers/sql/sql.go does not enforce plugin-level FILESYSTEMREAD or NETWORK checks before the mysql and postgres branches pass a caller-controlled connstring to sql.Open, allowing arbitrary outbound database connections. With attacker-controlled MySQL connection options that enable local-infile access, a rogue MySQL server can request files readable by the Velociraptor server process, including root-readable files when that process runs as root. The SQLite file accessor still enforces FILESYSTEMREAD, but a low-privilege analyst with ANYQUERY can use the zero-permission data accessor and ATTACH DATABASE to create files without the plugin-level check. This issue is fixed in version 0.77.2.

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Velociraptor to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0.77.2

Event History

Nov 6, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·08:23 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·08:23 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

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