Deserialization of Untrusted Data on Splunk Enterprise for Windows through Path Traversal from Separate Disk Partition
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In Splunk Enterprise for Windows versions below 9.0.8 and 9.1.3, Splunk Enterprise does not correctly sanitize path input data. This results in the unsafe deserialization of untrusted data from a separate disk partition on the machine. This vulnerability only affects Splunk Enterprise for Windows.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise (Splunk) Fixed in 9.0.8, 9.1.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Splunk Enterprise 9.0.8, 9.1.3
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-15693 Splunk App Key Value Store (KV Store) Improper Handling of Permissions Leads to KV Store Collection DeletionPriority LOW 29
- TI-2024-15694 Sensitive Information Disclosure of Index Metrics through “mrollup” SPL CommandPriority LOW 21
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-23678
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7fqg-p5hm-92r9
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-2024-23678 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-23678 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7fqg-p5hm-92r9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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