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CVE-2026-76396: Improper Access Control through Scheduled Searches in Splunk AI Toolkit

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-19 · updated 2026-08-21
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

In Splunk AI Toolkit versions below 6.0.0, a user that holds a role with the schedule_search capability could cause a scheduled search to load and deserialize a model file through the apply search command. The improper access control is possible because Splunk AI Toolkit does not mark the apply search command as risky. For more information see Troubleshoot the AI Toolkit (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/apply-machine-learning/use-ai-toolkit/5.7.3/troubleshooting-the-ai-toolkit/troubleshoot-the-ai-toolkit) in the Splunk documentation.

Affected products

• Splunk AI Toolkit: from 5.7.0 before 6.0.0 — fixed in 6.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Splunk AI Toolkit 6.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0808

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