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CVE-2024-36984: Remote Code Execution through Serialized Session Payload in Splunk Enterprise on Windows

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-502

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10 on Windows, an authenticated user could execute a specially crafted query that they could then use to serialize untrusted data. The attacker could use the query to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

• Splunk Enterprise: from 9.0.0 before 9.0.10; from 9.1.0 before 9.1.5; from 9.2.0 before 9.2.2 — fixed in 9.0.10, 9.1.5, 9.2.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Splunk Enterprise 9.0.10, 9.1.5, 9.2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-0704
• https://research.splunk.com/application/1cf58ae1-9177-40b8-a26c-8966040f11ae/
• https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-0704
• https://research.splunk.com/application/1cf58ae1-9177-40b8-a26c-8966040f11ae/

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