ReviewHigh

CVE-2026-76354

Splunk Splunk Enterprise, splunk

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.2, 10.2.6, 10.0.9, and 9.4.14, a user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could affect system integrity and availability by sending a crafted Representational State Transfer (REST) API request that deletes or temporarily overwrites files writable by the user account running Splunk Enterprise processes on a non-captain search head cluster member. The vulnerability is possible because Search Head Clustering bundle replication does not validate the name of a replicated bundle file or neutralize NUL bytes before constructing the member...

CVSS
8.1
EPSS
-
- percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Published
2026.08.20
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV
Exploit probability-
Technical severityCVSS 8.1

Vulnerability overview

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.2, 10.2.6, 10.0.9, and 9.4.14, a user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could affect system integrity and availability by sending a crafted Representational State Transfer (REST) API request that deletes or temporarily overwrites files writable by the user account running Splunk Enterprise processes on a non-captain search head cluster member. The vulnerability is possible because Search Head Clustering bundle replication does not validate the name of a replicated bundle file or neutralize NUL bytes before constructing the member...

Affected product and versions

Product
Splunk Splunk Enterprise, splunk
Affected versions
>= 10.4 < 10.4.2, >= 10.2 < 10.2.6, >= 10.0 < 10.0.9, >= 9.4 < 9.4.14, >= 9.4.0 < 9.4.14, >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.9, >= 10.2.0 < 10.2.6, >= 10.4.0 < 10.4.2
Fixed versions
9.4.14, 10.0.9, 10.2.6, 10.4.2

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Splunk Splunk Enterprise, splunk and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-158