Splunk Enterprise up to 9.4.12/10.0.7/10.2.5/10.4.0 Data Model Editor permission

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Splunk Enterprise up to 9.4.12/10.0.7/10.2.5/10.4.0 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Data Model Editor. This manipulation causes permission. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-76255. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Splunk Enterprise up to 9.4.12/10.0.7/10.2.5/10.4.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Data Model Editor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-275. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.1, 10.2.6, 10.0.8, and 9.4.13, a user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could trick another user into running arbitrary Search Processing Language (SPL) commands through the Data Model Editor using the permissions of the affected user. The commands could access all relevant data available to the affected user and affect system integrity. The vulnerability is possible because Splunk Web does not apply SPL safeguards for risky commands when the Data Model Editor runs the base search for auto-extracted fields. 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 SPL safeguards for risky commands (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.4/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.

It is possible to read the advisory at advisory.splunk.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-76255 since 08/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 9.4.13, 10.0.8, 10.2.6 or 10.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Log Management Software

Vendor

• Splunk

Name

• Enterprise

Version

• 9.4.0
• 9.4.1
• 9.4.2
• 9.4.3
• 9.4.4
• 9.4.5
• 9.4.6
• 9.4.7
• 9.4.8
• 9.4.9
• 9.4.10
• 9.4.11
• 9.4.12
• 10.0
• 10.0.0
• 10.0.1
• 10.0.2
• 10.0.3
• 10.0.4
• 10.0.5
• 10.0.6
• 10.0.7
• 10.1
• 10.2
• 10.2.0
• 10.2.1
• 10.2.2
• 10.2.3
• 10.2.4
• 10.2.5
• 10.3
• 10.4.0

License

• commercial

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