CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-76342

MediumCVSS 5.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.21%

12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise below 10.4.2, 10.2.6, 10.0.9, and 9.4.14, a user with power role could store risky SPL commands in a Table Editor dataset and share it. An admin user triggers the commands when opening the dataset, potentially exposing data and modifying lookup files. The vulnerability is due to missing SPL safeguards for risky commands in the field-summary search.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes unauthorized data access and modification of lookup files, potentially leading to data integrity issues and privilege escalation.

Recommendation

Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to 10.4.2 or later and restrict power role permissions. Educate admins about the risk of opening shared datasets.

Original NVD description (English source)

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.2, 10.2.6, 10.0.9, and 9.4.14, a user who holds the "power" Splunk role could store risky Search Processing Language (SPL) commands in a Table Editor dataset and share the dataset. A user who holds the "admin" Splunk role triggers the commands when that user opens the dataset in the Table Editor. The commands run using the permissions of the second user and could expose all relevant data and modify lookup files. The vulnerability is possible because the Table Editor does not apply SPL safeguards for risky commands to the field-summary search that it runs for the Initial Data step. The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the affected user by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The user who holds the "power" Splunk role should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will. For more information see SPL safeguards for risky commands (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.2/best-practices-for-splunk-platform-security/spl-safeguards-for-risky-commands) and Define roles on the Splunk platform with capabilities (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.2/manage-splunk-platform-users-and-roles/define-roles-on-the-splunk-platform-with-capabilities) in the Splunk documentation.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS