CVE-2026-76344 Path Traversal through the Search Dispatch REST API in Splunk Enterprise
Low-privileged users can write files to arbitrary locations via crafted search identifiers, potentially compromising system integrity.
- 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-2026-76344?
CVE-2026-76344 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 19 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.2, 10.2.6, 10.0.9, and 9.4.14, a user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could write dispatch metadata to an arbitrary location on the host by supplying a crafted search identifier to a Representational State Transfer (REST) API endpoint and affect system integrity on the host. The vulnerability is possible because Splunk Enterprise does not validate the search identifier before using it to create a dispatch directory. For more information see About configuring role-based user access (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.2/manage-splunk-platform-users-and-roles/about-configuring-role-based-user-access) in the Splunk documentation.
Weakness: CWE-27
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76344?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Splunk Splunk.
How do I fix CVE-2026-76344?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76344 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-76344 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76344 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-x648-f8q4-x5jq.