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TI-2023-09073 Aliases CVE-2023-22941GHSA-56x4-8xcj-44r6

Improperly Formatted ‘INGEST_EVAL’ Parameter Crashes Splunk Daemon

Priority LOW 35CWE-248Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-248.

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, an improperly-formatted ‘INGEST_EVAL’ parameter in a Field Transformation crashes the Splunk daemon (splunkd).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01028 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Splunk Enterprise (Splunk): 8.1.13, 8.2.10, 9.0.4Splunk Cloud Platform (Splunk): 9.0.2212

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SplunkSplunk Enterprise8.1 to before 8.1.13; 8.2 to before 8.2.10; 9.0 to before 9.0.48.1.13, 8.2.10, 9.0.4Patch availableCNA
SplunkSplunk Cloud Platform- to before 9.0.22129.0.2212Patch availableCNA
  • Splunk Enterprise VendorSplunk Affected 8.1 to before 8.1.13; 8.2 to before 8.2.10; 9.0 to before 9.0.4 Fixed in 8.1.13, 8.2.10, 9.0.4 Patch available CNA
  • Splunk Cloud Platform VendorSplunk Affected - to before 9.0.2212 Fixed in 9.0.2212 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*8.1.0 to before 8.1.13; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.10; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.4VulnerableSplunk
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 9.0.2209.3VulnerableSplunk
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 8.1.0 to before 8.1.13; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.10; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.4 Vulnerable ·Splunk
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.0.2209.3 Vulnerable ·Splunk

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise (Splunk) Fixed in 8.1.13, 8.2.10, 9.0.4
  • Fix · CNA Splunk Cloud Platform (Splunk) Fixed in 9.0.2212

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Splunk Enterprise 8.1.13, 8.2.10, 9.0.4

    10 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 8 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-09071 SPL Command Safeguards Bypass via the ‘map’ SPL Command in Splunk EnterprisePriority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2023-09067 SPL Command Safeguards Bypass via the ‘display.page.search.patterns.sensitivity’ Search Parameter in Splunk EnterprisePriority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2023-09066 SPL Command Safeguards Bypass via the ‘pivot’ SPL Command in Splunk EnterprisePriority LOW 39
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  • Release ·

    Splunk Cloud Platform 9.0.2212

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-09072 SPL Command Safeguards Bypass via the ‘collect’ SPL Command Aliases in Splunk EnterprisePriority LOW 28
    • TI-2023-09070 Permissions Validation Failure in the ‘sendemail’ REST API Endpoint in Splunk EnterprisePriority LOW 20
    Show all 3 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-22941
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-56x4-8xcj-44r6

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
See all 297 →

Sources

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