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GHSA-HWG8-FP58-GMXJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-20 00:34 – Updated: 2026-08-20 00:34

Details

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.2, 10.2.6, 10.0.9, 9.4.14, and 9.3.14, an unauthenticated user could cause another user to dispatch arbitrary Search Processing Language (SPL) pipelines from Dataset Explorer with the same privileges as that user, which can allow for access to all relevant data and system integrity available to that user and affect system availability. The vulnerability is possible because Dataset Explorer does not validate or escape dataset names before building SPL searches and does not apply SPL safeguards for risky commands to those searches. The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the user by tricking them into opening the crafted link. The unauthenticated user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will. For more information see Explore a dataset (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/manage-knowledge-objects/knowledge-management-manual/10.4/manage-and-explore-datasets/explore-a-dataset) and SPL safeguards for risky commands (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.4/best-practices-for-splunk-platform-security/spl-safeguards-for-risky-commands) in the Splunk documentation.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2026-76254 (GCVE-0-2026-76254)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-19 21:34 – Updated: 2026-08-21 03:57

Title

SPL Command Safeguards Bypass through Splunk Web in Splunk Enterprise

Summary

Severity

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-20 00:00 UTC

CWE

CWE-943 - The application generates a query intended to access or manipulate data in a data store such as a database, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that can modify the intended logic of the query.

Assigner

cisco mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0801

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Splunk	Splunk Enterprise	Affected: 10.4 , < 10.4.2 (custom) Affected: 10.2 , < 10.2.6 (custom) Affected: 10.0 , < 10.0.9 (custom) Affected: 9.4 , < 9.4.14 (custom) Affected: 9.3 , < 9.3.14 (custom)

Date Public

2026-08-19 00:00

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