Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 11, 2026· Updated Aug 11, 2026

CVE-2026-18638

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.

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Affected products

Velocidex/Velociraptorllm-create

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-18638/nvd

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