CVE-2026-76279 Improper Input Validation of Index Names through the collect Command in Splunk Enterprise
Users with collect capability can bypass index access restrictions to write events to internal indexes due to improper input validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-76279?
CVE-2026-76279 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 7 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76279?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Splunk Splunk.
How do I fix CVE-2026-76279?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76279 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-76279 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76279 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-r8c9-m46h-5vq8.