CVE-2024-23678
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn Splunk Enterprise for Windows versions below 9.0.8 and 9.1.3, Splunk Enterprise does not correctly sanitize path input data. This results in the unsafe deserialization of untrusted data from a separate disk partition on the machine. This vulnerability only affects Splunk Enterprise for Windows.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSplunk Enterprise for Windows versions below 9.0.8 and 9.1.3 fail to properly sanitize path input data, allowing unsafe deserialization of untrusted data from a separate disk partition. This Windows-specific vulnerability could allow code execution or privilege escalation.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 9.0.0, < 9.0.8>= 9.1.0, < 9.1.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Splunk Enterprise is installed on WindowsCheck for Splunk service via 'services.msc' or verify the presence of Splunk installation directory (default: C:\Program Files\Splunk)Affected if Splunk Enterprise is installed and running on Windows operating system
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Identify the installed Splunk versionRun 'splunk --version' from the Splunk bin directory (C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\splunk.exe --version) or check the version file at C:\Program Files\Splunk\etc\splunk.versionAffected if Unable to retrieve version or version is below 9.0.8 or between 9.1.0 and 9.1.2 (inclusive)
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Verify the Splunk service is runningOpen Task Manager or use 'sc query splunkd' command to confirm the Splunk service is activeAffected if Splunk service is running on a vulnerable version of Splunk Enterprise for Windows
User is affected if Splunk Enterprise for Windows is installed with a version between 9.0.0 and 9.0.7, or between 9.1.0 and 9.1.2, and the Splunk service is actively running.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped9.0.89.1.3
Upgrade Splunk Enterprise for Windows to version 9.0.8, 9.1.3, or later to obtain the patched path input sanitization.
Upgrade to Splunk Enterprise 9.0.8 or 9.1.3 for Windows
- 1. Back up your Splunk Enterprise configuration and data directory before upgrading.
- 2. Download the appropriate Splunk Enterprise Windows installer for your target version (9.0.8 or 9.1.3) from https://www.splunk.com/en_us/download.html
- 3. Stop the Splunk Enterprise service on your Windows machine using: splunk stop
- 4. Run the installer and follow the on-screen prompts to upgrade to the fixed version.
- 5. After installation, verify the Splunk service starts correctly.
- 6. Confirm the upgrade by checking the Splunk version in the UI (Settings > About) or via CLI: splunk version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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