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TI-2022-17503 Aliases CVE-2022-37439GHSA-mg48-gp9q-6j63

Malformed ZIP file crashes Universal Forwarders and Splunk Enterprise through file monitoring input

Priority LOW 24CWE-409Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise and Universal Forwarder versions in the following table, indexing a specially crafted ZIP file using the file monitoring input can result in a crash of the application. Attempts to restart the application would result in a crash and would require manually removing the malformed file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.002 9th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix Fixed Splunk Enterprise (Splunk): 8.2.7.1, 8.1.11Universal Forwarders (Splunk): 8.2.7.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SplunkSplunk Enterprise8.2 to before 8.2.7.1; 8.1 to before 8.1.118.2.7.1, 8.1.11Patch availableCNA
SplunkUniversal Forwarders8.1.11; 8.2 to before 8.2.7.18.2.7.1Patch availableCNA
  • Splunk Enterprise VendorSplunk Affected 8.2 to before 8.2.7.1; 8.1 to before 8.1.11 Fixed in 8.2.7.1, 8.1.11 Patch available CNA
  • Universal Forwarders VendorSplunk Affected 8.1.11; 8.2 to before 8.2.7.1 Fixed in 8.2.7.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*8.1.0 to before 8.1.11; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.7.1VulnerableSplunk
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.0 to before 8.1.11; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.7.1VulnerableSplunk
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 8.1.0 to before 8.1.11; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.7.1 Vulnerable ·Splunk
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.0 to before 8.1.11; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.7.1 Vulnerable ·Splunk

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise (Splunk) Fixed in 8.2.7.1, 8.1.11
  • Fix · CNA Universal Forwarders (Splunk) Fixed in 8.2.7.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-37439
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mg48-gp9q-6j63

References

Advisory 2

  • 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
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