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UK Cyber Defence
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CVE-2024-36985

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10, a low-privileged user that does not hold the admin or power Splunk roles could cause a Remote Code Execution through an external lookup that references the “splunk_archiver“ application.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 6.46%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10, a low-privileged user that does not hold the admin or power Splunk roles could cause a Remote Code Execution through an external lookup that references the “splunk_archiver“ application.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
6.46% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-687
Affected
splunk/splunk
Source
prodsec@splunk.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.