CVE-2026-18639: CWE-290 Authentication bypass by spoofing in Rapid7 Velociraptor
When Velociraptor is configured to use an OIDC IdP for authentication, it uses the email claim as a username. However, some IdP allow users to change the email claim without verification. Some IdPs do not set the "email_verified" claim and do not actually verify the email. This allows a user to impersonate another user by setting their email address within the IdP, allowing account takeover.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Rapid7 Velociraptor versions prior to 0.77.2, when configured to use an OIDC IdP for authentication, rely on the email claim as the username. Certain IdPs permit users to modify the email claim without verification or omit the "email_verified" claim, resulting in unverified email addresses being accepted. This allows an attacker to spoof the email claim and impersonate other users, effectively bypassing authentication controls and taking over accounts.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker with some level of access (low privilege user) to impersonate any other user by spoofing the email claim in the IdP. This leads to a complete compromise of the victim's account, including confidentiality and integrity of that user's data and actions within Velociraptor. Availability is not impacted.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, administrators should carefully evaluate the trustworthiness of their OIDC IdP's email verification process and consider additional verification mechanisms or restrict authentication to IdPs that enforce verified email claims.
CVE-2026-18639: CWE-290 Authentication bypass by spoofing in Rapid7 Velociraptor
Description
When Velociraptor is configured to use an OIDC IdP for authentication, it uses the email claim as a username. However, some IdP allow users to change the email claim without verification. Some IdPs do not set the "email_verified" claim and do not actually verify the email. This allows a user to impersonate another user by setting their email address within the IdP, allowing account takeover.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.3high
Affected software
Rapid7
Velociraptor
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Rapid7 Velociraptor versions prior to 0.77.2, when configured to use an OIDC IdP for authentication, rely on the email claim as the username. Certain IdPs permit users to modify the email claim without verification or omit the "email_verified" claim, resulting in unverified email addresses being accepted. This allows an attacker to spoof the email claim and impersonate other users, effectively bypassing authentication controls and taking over accounts.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker with some level of access (low privilege user) to impersonate any other user by spoofing the email claim in the IdP. This leads to a complete compromise of the victim's account, including confidentiality and integrity of that user's data and actions within Velociraptor. Availability is not impacted.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, administrators should carefully evaluate the trustworthiness of their OIDC IdP's email verification process and consider additional verification mechanisms or restrict authentication to IdPs that enforce verified email claims.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- rapid7
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-03T10:45:09.071Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a7b3f3abf8831d539f2adf9
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 15:26:50 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 15:42:03 UTC
Last updated: 09/24/2026, 01:47:41 UTC
Views: 58
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