CVE-2026-76291 Improper Access Control through Scheduled Search Safeguards in Splunk Enterprise
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-76291?
CVE-2026-76291 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise, published on 21 Oct 2026.
Official description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.4, 10.2.8, 10.0.11, and 9.4.16, a user that holds a role with the schedule_search capability could bypass the expected safeguards in the scheduled search workflow. The user could then run risky Search Processing Language (SPL) commands that disclose or alter Splunk Enterprise data or disrupt Splunk Enterprise availability. The vulnerability is possible because the Splunk Enterprise search scheduler does not apply SPL safeguards for risky commands to scheduled searches. For more information see SPL safeguards for risky commands (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.6/best-practices-for-splunk-platform-security/spl-safeguards-for-risky-commands) in the Splunk documentation. For more information see authorize.conf (https://help.splunk.com/en/data-management/splunk-enterprise-admin-manual/10.6/configuration-file-reference/10.6.0-configuration-file-reference/authorize.conf) in the Splunk documentation.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76291?
How do I fix CVE-2026-76291?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76291 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-76291 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76291 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h392-8fh2-x7qr.