Rapid7 Velociraptor versions before 0.75.6 contain a directory traversal issue on Linux servers that allows a rogue client to upload a file which is written outside the datastore directory. Velociraptor is normally only allowed to write in the datastore directory. The issue occurs due to insufficient sanitization of directory names which end with a ".", only encoding the final "." AS "%2E". Although files can be written to incorrect locations, the containing directory must end with "%2E". This limits the impact of this vulnerability, and prevents it from overwriting critical files.
History

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Rapid7
Rapid7 velociraptor
Vendors & Products Rapid7
Rapid7 velociraptor

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 23:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:15:00 +0000

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Description Rapid7 Velociraptor versions before 0.75.6 contain a directory traversal issue on Linux servers that allows a rogue client to upload a file which is written outside the datastore directory. Velociraptor is normally only allowed to write in the datastore directory. The issue occurs due to insufficient sanitization of directory names which end with a ".", only encoding the final "." AS "%2E". Although files can be written to incorrect locations, the containing directory must end with "%2E". This limits the impact of this vulnerability, and prevents it from overwriting critical files.
Title Rapid7 Velociraptor Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: rapid7

Published: 2025-12-29T19:04:27.820Z

Updated: 2025-12-30T22:26:47.316Z

Reserved: 2025-12-15T16:45:47.021Z

Link: CVE-2025-14728

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-30T21:55:10.765Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-29T19:15:55.277

Modified: 2025-12-31T20:43:25.830

Link: CVE-2025-14728

cve-icon Redhat

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