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Velociraptor Hunt Deletion With Insufficient Permission Check

Type: advisorySources: OSV

The hunt_delete() VQL function allows deleting hunts. Velociraptor misapplied the permission check requiring only COLLECT_CLIENT (usually assigned to the "investigator" role) instead of the "DELETE_RESULTS" permission (usually only assigned to "administrators").

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-64952
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 04:24 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Velociraptor Hunt Deletion With Insufficient Permission Check

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 Aug 2026, 09:44 UTC

The hunt_delete() VQL function allows deleting hunts. Velociraptor misapplied the permission check requiring only COLLECT_CLIENT (usually assigned to the "investigator" role) instead of the "DELETE_RESULTS" permission (usually only assigned to "administrators").

osv:CVE-2026-64952
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "title": "Velociraptor Hunt Deletion With Insufficient Permission Check",
    "summary": "The hunt_delete() VQL function allows deleting hunts. Velociraptor misapplied the permission check requiring only COLLECT_CLIENT (usually assigned to the \"investigator\" role) instead of the \"DELETE_RESULTS\" permission (usually only assigned to \"administrators\").",
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