---
id: CVE-2026-77798
title: >-
  Velociraptor contains a deadlock condition that may be triggered by
  authenticated users
summary: >-
  Velociraptor contains a deadlock condition that may be triggered by
  authenticated users. The issue stems from a lock management bug in the user
  management module.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-833
vendor: Rapid7
product: Velociraptor
affected:
  - Velociraptor < 0.77.2
published: '2026-09-24'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T21:00:46.893'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77798'
references:
  - url: 'http://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-7798/'
    label: cve@rapid7.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/Velocidex/velociraptor/commit/b64d915422da2e8366781bea2b5c5e6808df829c
    label: cve@rapid7.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-24T14:48:32.322715Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-24T14:44:21.325Z'
epss: 0.00198
epssPercentile: 0.08683
---

## Overview

Velociraptor contains a deadlock condition that may be triggered by authenticated users. The issue stems from a lock management bug in the user management module.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.