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Splunk Enterprise EUVDEUVD-2026-63127

| CVE-2026-76320 MEDIUM
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic (CWE-943)
2026-08-19 cisco GHSA-xpjr-gq95-5rcc
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Identify authenticated Splunk administrator as target
  2. Delivery
    Craft malicious page embedding CSRF payload for Event Type Builder
  3. Exploit
    Phish victim into visiting attacker-controlled page
  4. Execution
    Victim browser submits cross-site request with attacker-controlled SPL values
  5. Persist
    Splunk executes arbitrary SPL query under victim's session
  6. Impact
    Attacker retrieves exposed data and stored credentials from query results

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Query language parameterization
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires that the target is actively authenticated to a vulnerable Splunk Enterprise version (below 10.4.2, 10.2.6, 10.0.9, or 9.4.14) at the time of the attack. The Event Type Builder feature must be reachable by the victim's session - it is a standard administrative interface, not a non-default configuration, so no special Splunk setup is required beyond running an affected version. The attacker cannot trigger exploitation autonomously; successfully phishing the authenticated victim into initiating a browser request is a hard prerequisite (UI:R), and the coordination required for this constitutes the High attack complexity (AC:H). Exploitation is constrained by: the mandatory active authenticated victim session, the social engineering dependency with no automated fallback, and the complete absence of a direct unauthenticated exploitation path. Attackers must have sufficient intelligence about the target to identify a Splunk administrator and craft a convincing phishing pretext.

Impact

The CVSS 5.9 medium score accurately reflects the meaningful exploitation barriers: AC:H captures the dependency on a coordinated phishing campaign, and UI:R confirms no automated or mass-exploitation path exists. No EPSS score was included in the provided intelligence package, so probability-based exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified from this dataset. The absence of a CISA KEV listing and the lack of any reported proof-of-concept suggest exploitation has not been broadly observed in the wild. However, the C:H confidentiality rating deserves close attention - successful exploitation exposes all data the victim user can query, including stored credentials, which is a materially higher-value outcome than the medium overall score implies. Splunk is a common target for adversaries precisely because administrators often have broad search permissions over sensitive log data. The UI:R and AC:H constraints limit opportunistic exploitation but do not preclude targeted attacks against known Splunk administrators in organizations where the attacker has reconnaissance intelligence. The integrity impact (I:L) is bounded by the ability to influence which searches execute, not to write to Splunk data stores directly.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker targeting a Splunk-using organization crafts a malicious web page containing a silent cross-origin HTTP request to the victim's Splunk instance, embedding attacker-controlled SPL values into the Event Type Builder parameters. The attacker sends a phishing email to a known Splunk administrator; when the victim opens the link while authenticated to Splunk, their browser automatically submits the cross-site request and Splunk executes the injected SPL search under the victim's full session permissions, potentially returning sensitive log data or stored Splunk credentials to an attacker-controlled endpoint. No public proof-of-concept has been identified at time of analysis, but the mechanics are consistent with well-documented CSRF and query injection techniques.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 19, 2026

Cross-site request forgery combined with SPL injection in Splunk Enterprise's Event Type Builder allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause an authenticated user to execute arbitrary Search Processing Language queries under the victim's session context. Affected release branches span versions below 10.4.2, 10.2.6, 10.0.9, and 9.4.14, covering multiple concurrent support tracks. Successful exploitation can expose all data accessible to the victim's Splunk session including stored credentials, though the attacker must first phish an authenticated user into initiating the malicious browser request. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to the patched releases: 10.4.2, 10.2.6, 10.0.9, or 9.4.14, depending on the deployed branch, as documented in SVD-2026-0801 at https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0801. If immediate patching is operationally constrained, deploying a WAF or reverse proxy rule to enforce same-origin request validation on Splunk's Event Type Builder endpoints removes the cross-site request vector; the trade-off is that misconfigured WAF rules may interfere with legitimate Splunk UI workflows and require validation before production rollout. Disabling the Event Type Builder feature entirely if the organization does not use automatic event type discovery eliminates the vulnerable attack surface with no impact on core SPL search functionality. Security awareness reminders to Splunk administrators about phishing-based credential and session harvesting reduce the social engineering dependency, though user training is not a reliable standalone control.

Affected VersionsENISA

Splunk Enterprise 10.2 <10.2.6
Splunk Enterprise 9.4 <9.4.14
Splunk Enterprise 10.4 <10.4.2
Splunk Enterprise 10.0 <10.0.9

Affected Packages

euvd splunk_enterprise fix: 9.4.14, 10.0.9, 10.2.6, 10.4.2

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Splunk Enterprise is an enterprise-grade SIEM and data analytics platform that uses Search Processing Language (SPL) as its query engine for machine data. CWE-943 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic) covers injection flaws in non-SQL query languages - here, SPL serves as the target query language. The vulnerable component is the Event Type Builder, a UI-driven feature for automatically discovering and constructing event type definitions from sample searches. The flaw arises because the Event Type Builder accepts cross-site request input and fails to discard or sanitize attacker-supplied SPL-affecting values before incorporating them into query construction. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_enterprise across all platforms. The combination of CSRF delivery and SPL injection means the attack does not require the attacker to authenticate to Splunk directly - the victim's active session is weaponized instead.

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Severity by source

Vendor (cisco) PRIMARY MEDIUM
NVD 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.9 MEDIUM

Phishing-dependent CSRF requires no attacker privileges (PR:N) but AC:H for victim coordination; C:H reflects full credential and data exposure.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (cisco).

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVSS changed
Aug 20, 2026 - 14:22 NVD
5.9 (MEDIUM) 6.5 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Aug 19, 2026 - 22:04 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 19, 2026 - 21:34 nvd
MEDIUM 5.9

DescriptionNVD

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.2, 10.2.6, 10.0.9, and 9.4.14, an unauthenticated user could cause an authenticated user to run arbitrary Search Processing Language (SPL) searches on their behalf through the Event Type Builder. This could expose all relevant data and stored credentials. The vulnerability is possible when the Event Type Builder accepts cross-site request input and retains SPL-affecting values while building sample event searches. The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the affected user by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The unauthenticated user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will. For more information see Automatically find and build event types (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/manage-knowledge-objects/knowledge-management-manual/9.0/event-types/automatically-find-and-build-event-types) in the Splunk documentation.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 89% exploitable
Prevalence
High
widely deployed enterprise SIEM platform across regulated industries
Data Quality
4 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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
High

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
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.

NoSQL injection exploits databases that don't use traditional SQL syntax-like MongoDB, CouchDB, or Redis-by manipulating queries through unsanitized user input.

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