What is CVE-2026-7573?

CVE-2026-7573 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2026-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-7573?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Linux Linux_kernel

CVE-2026-7573

An authorization bypass (CWE-639) in the GetUserRoles gRPC API endpoint in Velocidex Velociraptor below version 0.76.5 allows any authenticated low-privilege user to retrieve the complete ACL policy (roles and permissions) for any user acr…

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.000 (1.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

cve@rapid7.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-7573?: CVE-2026-7573 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2026-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-7573?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.