CVE-2026-76282 Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime in Splunk Enterprise
Improper resource lifetime control in Splunk Enterprise requires patching to mitigate potential stability or security issues.
- 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-2026-76282?
CVE-2026-76282 is a high-severity 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
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, Cisco has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-76282 are related to improper control of a resource through its lifetime and are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-664.
Weakness: CWE-664
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76282?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Splunk Splunk.
How do I fix CVE-2026-76282?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76282 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-76282 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76282 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Splunk Splunk
- CVE-2026-20253 Splunk Enterprise Missing Authentication for Critical Function
- CVE-2026-76268 Missing Authentication for Critical Function in the Patroni REST API in Splunk Enterprise
- CVE-2026-76284 Improper Neutralization in Splunk Enterprise
- CVE-2026-76285 Improper Adherence to Coding Standards in Splunk Enterprise
- CVE-2017-17067 Auth bypass in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f3pp-j4fj-8pg2.