CVE-2026-76316

Stored SPL Injection through Deployment Server Broker Registration in Splunk Enterprise

Severity
High 8.8
CVSS 3.1
Exploited
Not listed
EPSS
0.003
22.8th percentile
Discovered by
Not disclosed
Published
Aug 19, 2026
Assigned by cisco

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.1, 10.2.5, 10.0.9, and 9.4.14, an unauthenticated user who can reach the Splunk management port could store a Search Processing Language (SPL) pipeline that runs when an administrator opens the Add Data forwarder workflow. The SPL pipeline could access all relevant data, affect system integrity, and affect availability of the Splunk platform instance. The SPL injection is possible because Deployment Server client identifiers are placed into dispatched searches without neutralizing special characters. Successful exploitation requires an administrator to open the affected Add Data forwarder workflow after the unauthenticated user registers a crafted Deployment Server client identity. For more information see Forward data (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/get-started/get-data-in/10.2/how-to-get-data-into-your-splunk-deployment/forward-data) and About agent management (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/update-your-deployment/10.4/agent-management/about-agent-management) in the Splunk documentation.

Weakness: CWE-943

Affected products

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

Vendor remediation

Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to versions 10.4.2, 10.2.6, 10.0.9, and 9.4.14, or higher.

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