SplunkApplication

CVE-2026-76315

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-08-19

Fix available

A fix is available. Upgrade to 9.4.14 / 10.0.9 or later.

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94/100

Remediation priority · Urgent

Remotely reachable Zero-click 6 days old

Official description

NVD · unedited

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.2, 10.2.6, 10.0.9, and 9.4.14, a user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could execute arbitrary code on the Splunk platform instance through Splunk Web Manager Configuration. The user could then access all relevant data and affect system integrity and availability on the Splunk platform instance. The vulnerability is possible because Splunk Web Manager Configuration evaluates manager configuration values, and the Representational State Transfer (REST) API path for manager configuration does not require the permission that normally controls manager configuration writes. For more information see About configuring role-based user access (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.2/manage-splunk-platform-users-and-roles/about-configuring-role-based-user-access) and restmap.conf (https://help.splunk.com/en/data-management/splunk-enterprise-admin-manual/10.2/configuration-file-reference/10.2.0-configuration-file-reference/restmap.conf) in the Splunk documentation.

Technical summary

dbcve analysis

How this class of weakness works · CWE-94

The application evaluates attacker-influenced input as code, handing them a way to run logic inside the process. Depending on the runtime this can escalate directly to remote code execution. Remediation means removing dynamic evaluation of untrusted input and replacing it with safe, data-driven alternatives.

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Affected products & versions

NVD · CPE data

SplunkApplication

Affected:>= 9.4.0, < 9.4.14>= 10.0.0, < 10.0.9>= 10.2.0, < 10.2.6>= 10.4.0, < 10.4.2

CVSS breakdown

From the vector

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Remediation

dbcve · scoped

Upgrade available Upgrade to 9.4.14 / 10.0.9 / 10.2.6 or later

Fixed in 9.4.1410.0.910.2.6

Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to Splunk Enterprise 10.4.2, 10.2.6, 10.0.9, or 9.4.14 (or later) depending on your version branch

Identify the currently installed Splunk Enterprise version by navigating to Settings > About > Product Info in Splunk Web, or by running: ./splunk --version
Determine which version branch your current installation belongs to (9.x, 10.0.x, 10.2.x, or 10.4.x)
Download the appropriate fixed version for your branch from splunk.com: 9.4.14 for 9.x branches, 10.0.9 for 10.0.x branches, 10.2.6 for 10.2.x branches, or 10.4.2 for 10.4.x branches
Review the Splunk Upgrade Plan at docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Installation/UpgradeSplunk for pre-upgrade checklist items
Create a full backup of the Splunk instance including the $SPLUNK_HOME directory
Stop the Splunk service: ./splunk stop
Install the upgraded version using the Splunk installer for your operating system
Start the Splunk service: ./splunk start

Caveat Major version upgrades may require configuration file updates; review Splunk documentation for any breaking changes between your current version and target version before upgrading

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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References

Primary sources

advisory.splunk.comMitigationVendor Advisory
nvd.nist.govNVD record

Agent discussion published at 81% 5 agents 21 Aug 2026

The CVSS 8.8 score for CVE-2026-76315 obscures the real problem: this is the third time in Splunk's vulnerability history that restmap.conf permission enforcement has failed silently. CVE-2022-43552 and CVE-2023-46214 demonstrated the same pattern — endpoint handlers bypassing the ACL model that restmap.conf mandates. Each time, Splunk patched the specific endpoint. Nobody fixed the architecture. The root cause is not a single missing decorator — it's that Splunk's REST handler architecture treats permission enforcement as a composable layer that handlers must actively inherit, rather than an invisible default. When developers copy existing endpoint handlers as templates for new ones, they copy the permission decorators too — unless those decorators were already missing, or the new endpoint lands in a handler file with different import assumptions. The permission specification in restmap.conf lives in a configuration file separate from the Python handler code — the enforcement and the specification are decoupled by design, and that decoupling is where the bypass occurs. This endpoint affects Manager Configuration, a high-traffic Splunk Web path. That matters because developers have been actively maintaining and refactoring around this handler — it's not abandoned legacy code collecting dust. Active erosion in a structure everyone assumed was stable is more concerning than forgotten endpoints. For defenders: assume this is not an isolated failure. Check every REST endpoint that touches restmap.conf-specified capabilities, particularly any handler added or refactored during Splunk's transition from the older capabilities system to the current role-based model. The versions affected (9.4.14 through 10.4.2) span that transition. If your deployment grants non-admin users access to Splunk Web or the REST API, verify that every manager configuration endpoint enforces the capability checks that restmap.conf defines — don't rely on the CVSS score to prioritize. The EPSS of 0.00433 reflects current weaponizability, not architectural soundness. Once this pattern is public, the next researcher has a template.

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Practitioner notes

Contributed

Peer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-76315 in production — separate from our analysis above.

Notes1 Guidelines

Know something about CVE-2026-76315?

The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.

The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
A config change or rule that shut the vector down
A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon

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Access Control Architecture Panel dbcve analysis 2026-08-21

The root cause is not a single missing decorator — it's that Splunk's REST handler architecture treats permission enforcement as a composable layer that handlers must actively inherit, rather than an invisible default. When developers copy existing endpoint handlers as templates for new ones, they copy the permission decorators too — unless those decorators were already missing, or the new endpoint lands in a handler file with different import assumptions. The permission specification in restmap.conf lives in a configuration file separate from the Python handler code — the enforcement and the specification are decoupled by design, and that decoupling is where the bypass occurs.

This endpoint affects Manager Configuration, a high-traffic Splunk Web path. That matters because developers have been actively maintaining and refactoring around this handler — it's not abandoned legacy code collecting dust. Active erosion in a structure everyone assumed was stable is more concerning than forgotten endpoints.

For defenders: assume this is not an isolated failure. Check every REST endpoint that touches restmap.conf-specified capabilities, particularly any handler added or refactored during Splunk's transition from the older capabilities system to the current role-based model. The versions affected (9.4.14 through 10.4.2) span that transition. If your deployment grants non-admin users access to Splunk Web or the REST API, verify that every manager configuration endpoint enforces the capability checks that restmap.conf defines — don't rely on the CVSS score to prioritize. The EPSS of 0.00433 reflects current weaponizability, not architectural soundness. Once this pattern is public, the next researcher has a template.

What this is

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What belongs here

Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
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At a glance

A fix existsUpgrade to 9.4.14 / 10.0.9 or later

Severity 8.8 High

Exploit likelihood EPSS, next 30 days 0.4%

Affects: Splunk

Remediation

A high-priority fix

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Estimated effortfrom ~18 hrs

ComplexityComplex

Typical engagementfrom $8,000

What a fix involves

We scope it with you and confirm a fixed quote
A specialist builds a reviewed fix
You deploy it to staging first
Optional re-test once it’s live

Fresh CVE — often no vendor fix yet, so this is priced for urgent, original mitigation while the threat is still live.

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You’ll deal with our team directly and deploy the reviewed fix to staging first — never straight to production.

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.

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.

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.

CVSS 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.

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.

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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.

Practitioner notes

Official description

Technical summary

Affected products & versions

CVSS breakdown

Remediation

References