Splunk Enterprise up to 9.4.13/10.0.8/10.2.5/10.4.1 Saved Search Dispatch Time improper authorization

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A vulnerability has been found in Splunk Enterprise up to 9.4.13/10.0.8/10.2.5/10.4.1 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Saved Search Dispatch. Performing a manipulation of the argument Time results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-76331. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Splunk Enterprise up to 9.4.13/10.0.8/10.2.5/10.4.1. This affects an unknown part of the component Saved Search Dispatch. The manipulation of the argument time with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 inject Search Processing Language (SPL) into saved-search dispatch requests. This could allow for unauthorized access to all relevant data and affect system integrity within Splunk Enterprise. The vulnerability is possible because Splunk Enterprise does not correctly validate caller-supplied time values before using them in saved-search dispatch. For more information see Search endpoint descriptions (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/rest-api-reference/10.2/search-endpoints/search-endpoint-descriptions) in the Splunk documentation.

The advisory is shared at advisory.splunk.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-76331 since 08/19/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 9.4.14, 10.0.9, 10.2.6 or 10.4.2 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
• 9.4.13
• 10.0.0
• 10.0.1
• 10.0.2
• 10.0.3
• 10.0.4
• 10.0.5
• 10.0.6
• 10.0.7
• 10.0.8
• 10.2.0
• 10.2.1
• 10.2.2
• 10.2.3
• 10.2.4
• 10.2.5
• 10.4.0
• 10.4.1

License

• commercial

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