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Splunk Enterprise EUVDEUVD-2026-107661

| CVE-2026-76290 HIGH
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2026-10-21 cisco GHSA-xj2g-87r9-g689
7.5
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
    Reach Splunk Edge Processor download endpoint
  2. Delivery
    Send repeated package download requests
  3. Exploit
    Daemon base64-encodes full package in memory per request
  4. Execution
    Exhaust system resources
  5. Impact
    Splunk daemon stops responding

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires that the target run the Splunk Pipeline Builders app and expose the Edge Processor package download endpoint, which by default accepts package download requests without authentication (CVSS PR:N confirms unauthenticated access). The core limiting factor is deployment: instances not using Edge Processor / Pipeline Builders are not exposed. The vendor remediation - upgrading, re-preparing Edge Processor instances, and turning on authentication for Edge Processor package downloads - directly removes the unauthenticated-access precondition, so environments that have enabled that authentication setting are protected even against reachable attackers.

Impact

This is a CWE-400 uncontrolled resource consumption (denial-of-service) flaw in Splunk Enterprise. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, base 7.5) is internally consistent with the description: network-reachable, low complexity, no privileges (PR:N confirms unauthenticated), no user interaction, and an availability-only impact (C:N/I:N but A:H). No EPSS score, KEV listing, POC, or SSVC decision data were supplied. Per precision rules this is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis' - note that absence of these signals is not evidence of low risk, only of unknown exploitation activity. The real-world priority is moderate: it is trivially triggerable by an unauthenticated remote attacker but yields only resource exhaustion/unresponsiveness, not code execution or data disclosure, and it is further gated by whether the Edge Processor package download endpoint (Splunk Pipeline Builders app) is actually deployed and exposed. For environments running Edge Processor this is a credible availability threat worth patching promptly; for those not using that feature the practical exposure is much lower. No key signals here are conflicting, but the EPSS/KEV/POC fields are simply missing rather than contradicting the CVSS vector.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An unauthenticated attacker with network reachability to a Splunk Enterprise instance running the Splunk Pipeline Builders app repeatedly calls the Edge Processor package download endpoint. Because each request causes the Splunk daemon to read and base64-encode the entire package in memory, a flood of concurrent requests exhausts system resources and can make the daemon stop responding. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and no special tooling is needed beyond an HTTP client capable of generating repeated requests.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

Unauthenticated denial of service in Splunk Enterprise deployments below 10.4.4, 10.2.8, and 10.0.11 is reachable through the Edge Processor package download endpoint in the Splunk Pipeline Builders app. Repeated unauthenticated requests force the Splunk daemon to read and base64-encode the complete package in memory for each request, exhausting system resources and potentially making the service stop responding (CVSS 7.5, CWE-400). Exposure is limited to instances running Edge Processor/Pipeline Builders, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade Splunk Enterprise to 10.4.4, 10.2.8, or 10.0.11 as applicable. After upgrading, prepare all existing Edge Processor instances, turn on authentication for Edge Processor package downloads, and restart Splunk Enterprise; follow https://help.splunk.com/en/data-management/process-data-at-the-edge/use-edge-processors-for-splunk-enterprise/10.4/administer-edge-processors/enable-authentication-for-edge-processor-package-downloads and the vendor advisory at https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-1007. If upgrading cannot be performed immediately, enable authentication for Edge Processor package downloads where supported and restrict network access to the Edge Processor package download endpoint and Pipeline Builders app to trusted users or management networks; trade-offs are that existing Edge Processor instances may need re-preparation and legitimate package download workflows can break. If Edge Processor/Pipeline Builders is not used, disable or remove the app to eliminate exposure, accepting loss of that functionality, and monitor for repeated requests to the package download endpoint.

Affected VersionsENISA

Splunk Enterprise 10.2 <10.2.8
Splunk Enterprise 10.0 <10.0.11
Splunk Enterprise 10.4 <10.4.4

Affected Packages

euvd splunk_enterprise fix: 10.0.11, 10.2.8, 10.4.4

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is CWE-400 uncontrolled resource consumption in Splunk Enterprise, mapped to CPE cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, specifically in the Edge Processor package download endpoint provided by the Splunk Pipeline Builders app. The endpoint accepts package download requests without authentication and, for every request, reads the entire package and base64-encodes it in memory; repeated unauthenticated requests therefore multiply memory and CPU consumption until the Splunk daemon may stop responding. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H confirms network reachability, no privileges required, and high availability impact. The assessed precondition is deployment-specific: only targets that run the Pipeline Builders app and expose the Edge Processor package download endpoint are exposed, and enabling authentication for those downloads removes the unauthenticated-access precondition.

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Severity by source

Vendor (cisco) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Endpoint is network-reachable and accepts requests without authentication (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); impact is availability-only resource exhaustion with no confidentiality or integrity effect (C:N/I:N/A:H).

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

Primary rating from Vendor (cisco).

CVSS VectorVendor: cisco

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 22, 2026 - 02:16 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 21, 2026 - 22:51 cve.org
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.4, 10.2.8, and 10.0.11, an unauthenticated user could send repeated requests to the Edge Processor package download endpoint in the Splunk Pipeline Builders app. The requests could cause the Splunk daemon to consume excessive system resources and potentially stop responding. The vulnerability is possible because the endpoint accepts package download requests without authentication and reads and base64-encodes the complete package in memory for each request. After upgrading, prepare all existing Edge Processor instances, turn on authentication for Edge Processor package downloads, and restart Splunk Enterprise. For more information, see Enable authentication for Edge Processor package downloads (https://help.splunk.com/en/data-management/process-data-at-the-edge/use-edge-processors-for-splunk-enterprise/10.4/administer-edge-processors/enable-authentication-for-edge-processor-package-downloads).

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Why It Matters

Splunk Enterprise deployments that run the Edge Processor / Splunk Pipeline Builders app are exposed to a resource-exhaustion denial-of-service condition rated HIGH (CVSS 7.5) with no vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. An attacker able to send repeated requests to the package download endpoint can drive the Splunk daemon to repeatedly read and base64-encode an entire package in memory, which may render the platform unresponsive and interrupt the security monitoring and log analysis services the business depends on. Leadership should care because the affected capability is typically the organization's primary detection and log-retention platform, so sustained unavailability degrades incident visibility and can cascade into compliance and audit obligations.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: disable or remove the Splunk Pipeline Builders app and Edge Processor package download capability on instances that do not require them; restrict the package download endpoint to trusted administrative networks; apply rate limiting and concurrency caps at the reverse proxy or WAF; monitor and alert on splunkd memory/CPU spikes and repeated requests to the endpoint; pre-stage restart and failover procedures to shorten recovery time from a successful denial-of-service condition.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 66% exploitable
Prevalence
High
widely deployed enterprise SIEM/log platform in large organizations
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 0.4%
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
Yes
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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