CVE-2026-76339 SPL Injection through the geostats Command in Splunk Enterprise
Attackers can inject SPL commands via geostats to read data and modify files by tricking users into executing malicious searches.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-76339?
CVE-2026-76339 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 19 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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, and 9.4.14, a user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could inject arbitrary Search Processing Language (SPL) commands through the geostats command. The injected SPL runs with the permissions of another authenticated user after that user initiates the attacker-controlled geostats search in Splunk Web. The injected SPL could expose all relevant data available to the second user, including stored credentials, and modify lookup files that the second user has permission to change. The vulnerability is possible because the geostats command does not sufficiently validate input before Splunk Enterprise processes it. The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the affected user by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will. For more information see geostats (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/spl-search-reference/10.0/search-commands/geostats) in the Splunk documentation.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76339?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Splunk Splunk.
How do I fix CVE-2026-76339?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76339 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-2026-76339 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76339 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-qww8-fwmw-jhgj.