CVE-2024-45731

HIGH EPSS 41.1%

Published Oct 14, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

8.0 CVSS 3.1

High

Published Oct 14, 2024 1y ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In Splunk Enterprise for Windows versions below 9.3.1, 9.2.3, and 9.1.6, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could write a file to the Windows system root directory, which has a default location in the Windows System32 folder, when Splunk Enterprise for Windows is installed on a separate drive.

CVSS Details

Base Score

8.0

Exploitability

2.1

Impact

5.9

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

User Interaction Required

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

41.1% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

CWE-23

Affected Products 4

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
splunk	splunk	*	≥9.1.0 – <9.1.6
splunk	splunk	*	≥9.2.0 – <9.2.3
splunk	splunk	9.3.0	any
microsoft	windows	*	any

References 2

advisory.splunk.com https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-1001

Vendor Advisory
research.splunk.com https://research.splunk.com/application/c97e0704-d9c6-454d-89ba-1510a987bf72/

Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.