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Splunk SOAR EUVDEUVD-2026-107635

| CVE-2026-76530 HIGH
Use of Non-Canonical URL Paths for Authorization Decisions (CWE-647)
2026-10-21 cisco GHSA-6vr6-2g9h-34wg
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: cisco
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate with low-privilege SOAR account
  2. Exploit
    Craft request using non-canonical URL path
  3. Execution
    Authorization check evaluates wrong path
  4. Impact
    Access or alter restricted resources

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Use of non-canonical URL paths
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated low-privilege account on the Splunk SOAR web interface (CVSS PR:L), with no user interaction needed (UI:N) and network reachability to the application (AV:N). The specific prerequisite is the ability to submit requests whose URL path is non-canonical (e.g. alternately encoded or structured) such that the component making the authorization decision evaluates a different path than the one actually serviced - CWE-647 - thereby bypassing access control. Affected deployments are Splunk SOAR versions below 8.7.0; upgrading to 8.7.0 removes the exposure. The limiting factor is the authentication requirement: an attacker must first possess valid (even minimal) SOAR credentials, so this is not exploitable by a fully anonymous remote attacker. The exact request syntax that triggers the bypass is not described in the available sources.

Impact

Severity signals and exploitation signals diverge here. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) is high and consistent with an authorization-bypass flaw (CWE-647) that yields total impact - the SSVC Technical Impact of 'total' aligns with the C:H/I:H/A:H rating. However, the exploitation-pressure signals are low: SSVC records Exploitation 'none' and Automatable 'no', there is no CISA KEV listing, no EPSS score was supplied, and no public exploit or PoC reference appears in the input. Critically, the CVSS vector requires PR:L, so this is NOT an unauthenticated remote flaw - an attacker must already hold a valid low-privilege Splunk SOAR account, which meaningfully narrows the realistic threat to insiders or attackers who have already obtained credentials. The vuln.today priority of 'this_week' reflects this balance: a genuine, vendor-confirmed and patched high-severity issue worth remediating promptly, but not an emergency and showing no evidence of active or automatable mass exploitation. In short, this is a real priority driven by impact and the availability of a fix, not by exploitation activity. Note: EPSS data is absent, so probabilistic exploitation likelihood cannot be compared against the other signals.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker holding a valid low-privilege account on the Splunk SOAR web interface sends crafted requests containing non-canonical URL paths (e.g. encoded or alternate path encodings) so that the authorization layer evaluates a different path than the one ultimately served, bypassing access controls to reach resources or actions beyond their privilege level. No public exploit code or PoC reference was identified in the available sources, and the precise request format that triggers the bypass is not described in the vendor advisory summary.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 22, 2026

Severity signals and exploitation signals diverge here: Splunk SOAR deployments below 8.7.0 permit an authenticated low-privilege user to bypass authorization by supplying requests whose URL path is non-canonical, so the path used for the access-control decision differs from the path the application ultimately services (CWE-647), with CVSS 3.1 scoring the issue 8.8 and high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact. The exposure is limited to holders of valid SOAR credentials on the web interface (PR:L, AV:N, UI:N) and does not extend to anonymous remote attackers. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis (SSVC exploitation: none), and Cisco/Splunk has shipped a hardened 8.7.0 release that resolves the flaw.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Splunk SOAR to 8.7.0, the fixed release named in the vendor's hardening advisory (https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-1011), which addresses CVE-2026-76530 together with the other internally discovered issues in the same release. The available sources do not describe a configuration workaround, feature toggle or interim mitigation for the non-canonical path authorization bypass, so the vendor-supplied upgrade is the remediation path; where an immediate upgrade is not possible, the practical constraint is that exploitation requires a valid low-privilege SOAR account, so review and minimize web-interface accounts and privileges as a temporary exposure reduction while the 8.7.0 upgrade is scheduled. Patch availability is confirmed from the vendor, and no public exploit code or active exploitation is currently reported.

Affected VersionsENISA

Splunk SOAR 0 <8.7.0

Affected Packages

euvd splunk_soar fix: 8.7.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause class is CWE-647, Use of Non-Canonical URL Paths for Authorization Decisions, which arises when the component enforcing access control evaluates a normalized or canonical form of the request path while a different component - the router or the handler that actually serves the resource - resolves the same request to a different, equivalent path. Typical divergence points in web stacks include percent-encoded characters, dot-segments and traversal-like sequences, duplicate or trailing slashes, path parameters such as matrix-style segments, and case or trailing-dot variations; when authorization is checked against one representation and the resource is dispatched using another, protected functionality can be reached without the corresponding permission check. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_soar, and EUVD records the vulnerable range as Splunk SOAR 0 through versions below 8.7.0; the fix is delivered as part of a Cisco/Splunk software hardening release covering multiple internally discovered issues. The precise request syntax that produces the non-canonical mismatch in SOAR is not described in the available sources, and the issue was found through internal security review rather than external reporting.

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Severity by source

Vendor (cisco) PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 8.8 HIGH

Network-facing web interface (AV:N), reachable by any authenticated low-privilege user (PR:L) without interaction (UI:N); an authorization bypass yielding total impact supports C:H/I:H/A:H.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (cisco).

CVSS VectorVendor: cisco

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch available
Oct 22, 2026 - 02:16 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 21, 2026 - 22:52 cve.org
HIGH 8.8
CVE Published
Oct 21, 2026 - 22:52 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, Cisco has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-76530 are related to use of non-canonical URL paths for authorization decisions and are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-647.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Splunk SOAR versions below 8.7.0 contain an authorization bypass that allows any authenticated low-privilege user to access resources and perform actions beyond their intended role, affecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the SOAR platform. This vulnerability requires valid credentials but could enable insider abuse or lateral movement after credential compromise, impacting security operations workflows and sensitive incident data.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
specialized enterprise SOAR platform, deployed mainly in security operations teams
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

44
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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