TI-2024-14765 Aliases CVE-2024-22164 GHSA-5q6v-3768-8xq7

Denial of Service of an Investigation in Splunk Enterprise Security through Investigation attachments

LOW 20CWE-400Published 2024-01-09 · Updated 2025-06-03

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) versions below 7.1.2, an attacker can use investigation attachments to perform a denial of service (DoS) to the Investigation. The attachment endpoint does not properly limit the size of the request which lets an attacker cause the Investigation to become inaccessible.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00457 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) (Splunk): 7.3.0, 7.2.0, 7.1.2

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Splunk	Splunk Enterprise Security (ES)	7.3 to before 7.3.0; 7.2 to before 7.2.0; 7.1 to before 7.1.2	7.3.0, 7.2.0, 7.1.2	Patch available	CNA

Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) VendorSplunk Affected 7.3 to before 7.3.0; 7.2 to before 7.2.0; 7.1 to before 7.1.2 Fixed in 7.3.0, 7.2.0, 7.1.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:enterprise_security::::::::	7.1.0 to before 7.1.2	Vulnerable	Splunk

cpe:2.3:a:splunk:enterprise_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0 to before 7.1.2 Vulnerable ·Splunk

Remediation

Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) (Splunk) Fixed in 7.3.0, 7.2.0, 7.1.2

Fixed in the same release

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

Release · 2024-01-09
Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) 7.1.2, 7.2.0, 7.3.0
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-14766 Denial of Service in Splunk Enterprise Security of the Investigations manager through Investigation creationPriority LOW 29
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-22164
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5q6v-3768-8xq7

References

Advisory 2

TI-2026-53443 Privilege Escalation through Search Macro Permissions in Splunk Enterprise Security CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2026-53442 SPL Injection through the REST API in Splunk Enterprise Security CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2024-14766 Denial of Service in Splunk Enterprise Security of the Investigations manager through Investigation creation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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