Protection Mechanism Failure in Splunk Enterprise
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.
Summary
Splunk Enterprise from 10.4 before 10.4.3, from 10.2 before 10.2.7, from 10.0 before 10.0.10, and from 9.4 before 9.4.15 is affected. The flaw is a protection mechanism failure (CWE-693), in which a security control does not work as intended. A remote attacker with low privileges can read data with high impact and change data or disrupt services with low impact.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, Cisco has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-76283 are related to protection mechanism failure and are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-693.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk Enterprise | 10.4 to before 10.4.3; 10.2 to before 10.2.7; 10.0 to before 10.0.10; 9.4 to before 9.4.15 | 10.4.3, 10.2.7, 10.0.10, 9.4.15 | Patch available | CNA |
- Splunk Enterprise VendorSplunk Affected 10.4 to before 10.4.3; 10.2 to before 10.2.7; 10.0 to before 10.0.10; 9.4 to before 9.4.15 Fixed in 10.4.3, 10.2.7, 10.0.10, 9.4.15 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 9.4.0 to before 9.4.15; 10.0.0 to before 10.0.10; 10.2.0 to before 10.2.7; 10.4.0 to before 10.4.3 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 9.4.0 to before 9.4.15; 10.0.0 to before 10.0.10; 10.2.0 to before 10.2.7; 10.4.0 to before 10.4.3 Vulnerable ·Splunk
Remediation
Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to 10.4.3, 10.2.7, 10.0.10, or 9.4.15, depending on the release branch in use. The sources do not list a vendor advisory identifier for this fix.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise (Splunk) Fixed in 10.4.3, 10.2.7, 10.0.10, 9.4.15
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Splunk Enterprise 10.0.10, 10.2.7 and 2 more versions
14 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 11 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-69309 Coding standard flaws in Splunk Enterprise allow remote attacksPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2026-69308 Improper Neutralization in Splunk EnterprisePriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2026-69306 Resource lifetime control flaw in Splunk EnterprisePriority MEDIUM 40
Timeline
- 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-76283
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-8xjr-85h4-xc23
- 2026-10-08 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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-2026-76283 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-76283 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8xjr-85h4-xc23 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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