Low severity · published Sep 24, 2026
CVE-2026-77797
Velociraptor Prefetch parser out of bounds
3.6
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Velociraptor's prefetch library contains an out of bound vulnerability which may cause a crash when parsing certain malformed prefetch files.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VE
Velociraptor · Rapid7
before 0.77.3 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77797
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-77797
docs.velociraptor.app
http://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-7797/
github.com
https://github.com/Velocidex/go-prefetch/commit/4bae9796298011598d577b125e0b3db3ee03eb74
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