Nmap Scanner
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The Nmap Scanner connector for Splunk SOAR (versions prior to 3.0.15) permits privileged users to bypass Safe Mode playbook restrictions by exploiting a manifest miscategorization that marks the scan network action as read-only despite its accepting NSE script parameters capable of write operations and command execution on target systems. Users holding roles that allow editing, creating, or running playbooks can leverage this gap to run arbitrary Nmap Scripting Engine scripts against networked targets through SOAR automation - a meaningful privilege escalation given SOAR platforms typically have broad network reach. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and a vendor patch is available via Splunk advisory SVD-2026-0806.
The Nmap Scanner connector for Splunk SOAR (versions prior to 3.0.15) permits privileged users to bypass Safe Mode playbook restrictions by exploiting a manifest miscategorization that marks the scan network action as read-only despite its accepting NSE script parameters capable of write operations and command execution on target systems. Users holding roles that allow editing, creating, or running playbooks can leverage this gap to run arbitrary Nmap Scripting Engine scripts against networked targets through SOAR automation - a meaningful privilege escalation given SOAR platforms typically have broad network reach. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and a vendor patch is available via Splunk advisory SVD-2026-0806.