CVE-2026-76254 SPL Command Safeguards Bypass through Splunk Web in Splunk Enterprise
An attacker can trick a user into executing arbitrary SPL commands via Dataset Explorer, leading to data access and system availability issues.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-76254?
CVE-2026-76254 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 19 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.2, 10.2.6, 10.0.9, 9.4.14, and 9.3.14, an unauthenticated user could cause another user to dispatch arbitrary Search Processing Language (SPL) pipelines from Dataset Explorer with the same privileges as that user, which can allow for access to all relevant data and system integrity available to that user and affect system availability. The vulnerability is possible because Dataset Explorer does not validate or escape dataset names before building SPL searches and does not apply SPL safeguards for risky commands to those searches. The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the user by tricking them into opening the crafted link. The unauthenticated user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will. For more information see Explore a dataset (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/manage-knowledge-objects/knowledge-management-manual/10.4/manage-and-explore-datasets/explore-a-dataset) and SPL safeguards for risky commands (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.4/best-practices-for-splunk-platform-security/spl-safeguards-for-risky-commands) in the Splunk documentation.
Weakness: CWE-943
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76254?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Splunk Splunk.
How do I fix CVE-2026-76254?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76254 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2026-76254 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76254 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-hwg8-fp58-gmxj.