CVE-2026-7572 - Velociraptor EVTX Parser — Process Crash via Crafted .evtx File

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MEDIUM

Velociraptor EVTX Parser — Process Crash via Crafted .evtx File

Published May 6, 2026

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.14%

Description

An off-by-one error (CWE-193) in the ConsumeUnit16Array and ConsumeUnit64Array functions in Velocidex Velociraptor before version 0.76.5 on Windows and Linux allows a local attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a process crash by providing a specially crafted .evtx file to the parse_evtx VQL plugin.

Affected products

Vendor Velocidex Product Velociraptor Default
unaffected
- Version
  0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <0.76.5

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Velocidex

Velociraptor

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
0	affected	<0.76.5

Ecosystem	Package	Introduced	Fixed
Go	www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor	0	not fixed

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-193

References (4)

https://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-7572
vendor-advisoryVendor Advisory
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-27516
Advisory
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6cmp-qv2f-x97x
Advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7572

Link	Providers	Tags
https://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-7572		vendor-advisoryVendor Advisory
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-27516		Advisory
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6cmp-qv2f-x97x		Advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7572