Medium severity · published May 6, 2026
CVE-2026-7572
Velociraptor EVTX Parser — Process Crash via Crafted .evtx File
5.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VE
velociraptor · Velocidex
before 0.76.5 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7572
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7572
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-7572/
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