Splunk Enterprise prior 9.4.14/10.0.9/10.2.6/10.4.2 Embedded Reports improper authorization

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A vulnerability was found in Splunk Enterprise. It has been declared as very critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Embedded Reports. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-76310. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Splunk Enterprise. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Embedded Reports. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.2, 10.2.6, 10.0.9, and 9.4.14, an unauthenticated user who has an embedded report token could download the associated search job dispatch archive, recover session material, and use it to access all relevant data available to the report owner and affect system integrity, including by performing administrative actions when the owner holds the "admin" Splunk role. The vulnerability is possible because embedded report access does not block Representational State Transfer (REST) API dispatch archive download requests. For more information see Additional configuration for embedded reports (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/create-dashboards-and-reports/reporting-manual/9.1/report-management/additional-configuration-for-embedded-reports) and About configuring role-based user access (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.4/manage-splunk-platform-users-and-roles/about-configuring-role-based-user-access) in the Splunk documentation.

The advisory is available at advisory.splunk.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-76310 since 08/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/20/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1548.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 9.4.14, 10.0.9, 10.2.6 or 10.4.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Log Management Software

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• Splunk

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• Enterprise

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• commercial

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