CVE-2026-76358 Path Traversal through App Installation Tar Extraction in Splunk SOAR
An attacker with app-install privileges can exploit path traversal during tar extraction to write files outside the intended directory, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-76358?
CVE-2026-76358 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Splunk SOAR, published on 19 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Splunk SOAR versions below 8.6.0, a user with app-install privileges could use path traversal during app installation to write files outside the intended temporary directory. The vulnerability is a path traversal in the archive extraction routine, which does not validate that extracted file paths stay within the intended destination directory. For more information see Manage roles and permissions in Splunk SOAR (On-premises) (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-soar/soar-on-premises/administer-soar-on-premises/8.5.0/manage-your-splunk-soar-on-premises-users-and-accounts/manage-roles-and-permissions-in-splunk-soar-on-premises) and Add and configure apps and assets to provide actions in Splunk SOAR (On-premises) (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-soar/soar-on-premises/administer-soar-on-premises/8.5.0/manage-your-splunk-soar-on-premises-apps-and-assets/add-and-configure-apps-and-assets-to-provide-actions-in-splunk-soar-on-premises) in the Splunk documentation.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76358?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Splunk Soar.
How do I fix CVE-2026-76358?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76358 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-2026-76358 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76358 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Splunk SOAR
- CVE-2023-3997 Unauthenticated Log Injection In Splunk SOAR
- CVE-2026-76356 Authentication Bypass through IP Address Spoofing in the Automation Broker in Splunk SOAR
- CVE-2026-76357 Remote Code Execution (RCE) through Path Traversal in the REST API in Splunk SOAR
- CVE-2026-76362 Improper Certificate Validation through CyberArk Vault Privileged Access Manager in Splunk SOAR
- CVE-2026-76359 Path Traversal through Universal Forwarder Installer Archive Extraction in Splunk SOAR
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2qxp-mv5r-x6p7.