Out-of-bounds Read in Rapid7 Velociraptor

CVE-2023-2226

Due to insufficient validation in the PE and OLE parsers in Rapid7's Velociraptor versions earlier than 0.6.8 allows attacker to crash Velociraptor during parsing of maliciously malformed files.  For this attack to succeed, the attacker n…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (37.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2226?
CVE-2023-2226 is a low-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Velociraptor, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2023-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2023-2226?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-2226 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.