Filesystem race on temporary files
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
On MacOS and Linux, it may be possible to perform a symlink attack by replacing this predictable file name with a symlink to another file and have the Velociraptor client overwrite the other file. This issue was resolved in Velociraptor 0.6.5-2.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid7 | Velociraptor | 0.6.5-2 to before 0.6.5-2 | 0.6.5-2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Velociraptor VendorRapid7 Affected 0.6.5-2 to before 0.6.5-2 Fixed in 0.6.5-2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Velociraptor (Rapid7) Fixed in 0.6.5-2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Rapid7 Velociraptor 0.6.5-2
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-16103 Unsafe HTML Injection in Artifact Collection ReportPriority LOW 28
- TI-2022-16102 Velociraptor Client ID SpoofingPriority LOW 25
- TI-2022-16105 XSS in User InterfacePriority LOW 23
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-35631
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3wmf-q566-h69q
References
More Rapid7 Velociraptor vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-05481 Rapid7 Velociraptor Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-05514 Velociraptor Query() Plugin Misapplies Permissions To Orgs CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-04661 Rapid7 Velociraptor Improper Input Validation in Client Message Handler CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
- TI-2023-00229 Insufficient permission check in the VQL copy() function CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-06659 GetUserRoles API endpoint allows any authenticated user to enumerate ACL policies across all organizations CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2025-13446 Rapid7 Velociraptor Directory Traversal Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-35631 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-35631 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3wmf-q566-h69q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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