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CVE-2026-76345

MEDIUM · CVSS 6 EPSS 0.40% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-08-19 · Last synced 2026-09-18

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In Splunk Enterprise versions prior to 10.4.2, a high-privilege user capable of managing search head clustering can exploit the REST API to write files to writable locations, potentially leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability poses risks to data integrity and availability, making it critical for organizations using affected versions to prioritize updates to mitigate potential exploitation. Users with administrative roles in Splunk should take immediate action to upgrade to version 10.4.2 or later to safeguard their deployments.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2026-76345
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6
EPSS
0.40%

Original NVD Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.2, a user with a high-privilege Splunk role that can manage search head clustering could use the search head cluster member bundle Representational State Transfer (REST) API to write files to locations that the user account running Splunk Enterprise can write to, which could allow for remote code execution. Successful exploitation could result in access to all relevant data and could affect the integrity and availability of the Splunk deployment. The vulnerability does not affect Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4. The vulnerability is possible because the search head cluster member bundle REST API does not enforce the expected authorization boundary and does not validate bundle paths before accepting bundle content. For more information see Using the REST API reference (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/rest-api-reference/10.2/introduction/using-the-rest-api-reference), About configuring role-based user access (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.2/manage-splunk-platform-users-and-roles/about-configuring-role-based-user-access), and About distributed search (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/distributed-search/9.4/overview-of-distributed-search/about-distributed-search) in the Splunk documentation.

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