TI-2023-15985 Aliases CVE-2023-32713 GHSA-9pgh-4g73-wwx9

Local Privilege Escalation via the ‘streamfwd’ program in Splunk App for Stream

MEDIUM 43CWE-269Published 2023-06-01 · Updated 2025-02-28

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

In Splunk App for Stream versions below 8.1.1, a low-privileged user could use a vulnerability in the streamfwd process within the Splunk App for Stream to escalate their privileges on the machine that runs the Splunk Enterprise instance, up to and including the root user.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00325 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Splunk App for Stream (Splunk): 8.1.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Splunk	Splunk App for Stream	8.1 to before 8.1.1	8.1.1	Patch available	CNA

Splunk App for Stream VendorSplunk Affected 8.1 to before 8.1.1 Fixed in 8.1.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_app_for_stream::::::::	before 8.1.1	Vulnerable	Splunk

cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_app_for_stream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.1.1 Vulnerable ·Splunk

Remediation

Fix · CNA Splunk App for Stream (Splunk) Fixed in 8.1.1

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32713
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9pgh-4g73-wwx9

References

Advisory 1

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0607

Sources

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