CVE-2025-14728

Rapid7 Velociraptor Directory Traversal Vulnerability

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 29, 2025 at 07:04 PM UTC
Updated: October 7, 2026 at 12:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVelociraptor· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Rapid7 Velociraptor versions before 0.75.6 contain a directory traversal issue on Linux servers that allows a rogue client to upload a file which is written outside the datastore directory. Velociraptor is normally only allowed to write in the datastore directory. The issue occurs due to insufficient sanitization of directory names which end with a ".", only encoding the final "." AS "%2E". Although files can be written to incorrect locations, the containing directory must end with "%2E". This limits the impact of this vulnerability, and prevents it from overwriting critical files.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.75.6
Affected range stops below 0.75.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
linux-linux-kernel (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.8MEDIUMrapid7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-22

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