CVE-2026-76342 Risky Commands Safeguards Bypass through Splunk Web in Splunk Enterprise
A power user can bypass SPL safeguards to execute risky commands with admin privileges via a shared dataset, requiring phishing to trigger.
- 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-2026-76342?
CVE-2026-76342 is a medium-severity 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 holds the "power" Splunk role could store risky Search Processing Language (SPL) commands in a Table Editor dataset and share the dataset. A user who holds the "admin" Splunk role triggers the commands when that user opens the dataset in the Table Editor. The commands run using the permissions of the second user and could expose all relevant data and modify lookup files. The vulnerability is possible because the Table Editor does not apply SPL safeguards for risky commands to the field-summary search that it runs for the Initial Data step. The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the affected user by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The user who holds the "power" Splunk role should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will. For more information see SPL safeguards for risky commands (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.2/best-practices-for-splunk-platform-security/spl-safeguards-for-risky-commands) and Define roles on the Splunk platform with capabilities (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.2/manage-splunk-platform-users-and-roles/define-roles-on-the-splunk-platform-with-capabilities) in the Splunk documentation.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76342?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Splunk Splunk.
How do I fix CVE-2026-76342?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76342 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-76342 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76342 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-ww3g-f2hv-r6p3.