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CVE-2026-76279: Improper Input Validation of Index Names through the collect Command in Splunk Enterprise
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-10-07 · updated 2026-10-14
- Weakness: CWE-20
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.3, 10.2.7, 10.0.10, and 9.4.15, a user that holds a role with the run_collect capability could use the collect Search Processing Language (SPL) command to write events to internal indexes outside the index access configured for the role. The vulnerability is possible because Splunk Enterprise does not normalize whitespace in an index name before applying configured index-access restrictions for the role. For more information see collect (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/search/spl-search-reference/10.4/search-commands/collect), Define roles on the Splunk platform with capabilities (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.4/manage-splunk-platform-users-and-roles/define-roles-on-the-splunk-platform-with-capabilities), and How indexing works (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-indexers-and-indexer-clusters/10.4/indexing-overview/how-indexing-works) in the Splunk documentation.
Affected products
- Splunk Enterprise: from 9.4.0 before 9.4.15; from 10.0.0 before 10.0.10; from 10.2.0 before 10.2.7; from 10.4.0 before 10.4.3 — fixed in 10.0.10, 10.2.7, 10.4.3, 9.4.15
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Splunk Enterprise 10.0.10, 10.2.7, 10.4.3, 9.4.15. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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