Splunk Enterprise deployment servers allow client publishing of forwarder bundles
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Splunk Enterprise deployment servers in versions before 8.1.10.1, 8.2.6.1, and 9.0 let clients deploy forwarder bundles to other deployment clients through the deployment server. An attacker that compromised a Universal Forwarder endpoint could use the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on all other Universal Forwarder endpoints subscribed to the deployment server.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01526 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Splunk Enterprise (Splunk, Inc): 9.0, 8.2.6.1, 8.1.10.1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk Enterprise | 9.0 to before 9.0; 8.2 to before 8.2.6.1; 8.1 to before 8.1.10.1 | 9.0, 8.2.6.1, 8.1.10.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Splunk Enterprise VendorSplunk Affected 9.0 to before 9.0; 8.2 to before 8.2.6.1; 8.1 to before 8.1.10.1 Fixed in 9.0, 8.2.6.1, 8.1.10.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise (Splunk, Inc) Fixed in 9.0, 8.2.6.1, 8.1.10.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-32158
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c2gm-46v7-vh4c
References
More Splunk vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-16444 Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Creation and Truncation in a PostgreSQL Sidecar Service Endpoint in Splunk Enterprise KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-00154 The (1) TLS and (2) DTLS implementations in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g do not properly… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-24841 Remote code execution (RCE) in Splunk Enterprise through Insecure XML Parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-15979 ‘edit_user’ Capability Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-30707 Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to insecure session storage configuration in Splunk Enterprise on Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-21345 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the radio template in Splunk Enterprise CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-32158 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-32158 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c2gm-46v7-vh4c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences