Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting github.com/velocidex/velociraptor/file_store package, versions <0.76.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMVELOCIDEXVELOCIRAPTORFILESTORE-16432491
  • published6 May 2026
  • disclosed4 May 2026
  • creditFaisal Alhumaid

Introduced: 4 May 2026

CVE-2026-6948  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/Velocidex/velociraptor/file_store to version 0.76.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling via the VQLResponse result-set writer. An attacker can cause the server to exhaust available memory and crash by sending specially crafted messages through the standard client communication channel.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1