CVE-2026-76268

Missing Authentication for Critical Function in the Patroni REST API in Splunk Enterprise

Severity
Critical 9.8
CVSS 3.1
Remote · no auth what this means
Exploited
Not listed
EPSS
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Discovered by
Vendor
Vendor-published field
Published
Oct 7, 2026
Assigned by cisco

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.3 and 10.2.7, an unauthenticated user with network access to the Patroni Representational State Transfer (REST) Application Programming Interface (API) on a search head cluster member could execute attacker-controlled operating-system commands. The vulnerability is possible because this interface does not require authentication for critical configuration operations. For more information see Sidecar configuration settings (https://help.splunk.com/en/data-management/splunk-enterprise-admin-manual/10.2/splunk-sidecars/sidecar-configuration-settings) in the Splunk documentation. Splunk Enterprise versions 10.0.x and 9.4.x are not affected.

Weakness: CWE-306

Affected products

Vendor Product Category Matched by
Cisco Splunk Enterprise SIEM & Log Management cna-assigner
Vendor-reported products (1)
  • Splunk · Splunk Enterprise

Credit

Gabriel Nitu, Splunk

Vendor remediation

Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to versions 10.4.3, 10.2.7, 10.0.10, and 9.4.15, or higher.

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