Splunk Enterprise is widely used in enterprises; this flaw allows non-admins to inject SPL and access/tamper log/search data, posing broad operational and data-risk.
CVE-2026-76331
Non-admin SPL injection via saved-search time parameters in Splunk Enterprise.
Is CVE-2026-76331 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-76331 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.23% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-76331?
CVE-2026-76331 is rated High. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-76331?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-76331. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-76331 affect?
CVE-2026-76331 affects Splunk Enterprise (<10.4.2, <10.2.6, <10.0.9, <9.4.14), Saved-search REST endpoints / SPL dispatch. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-76331?
Upgrade to fixed Splunk versions, restrict saved-search roles, and audit saved searches.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Non-admin users can inject SPL through saved-search dispatch time values to access/exfiltrate logs, alter search results, and compromise system integrity.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 10.4 and < 10.4.2
- affected>= 10.2 and < 10.2.6
- affected>= 10.0 and < 10.0.9
- affected>= 9.4 and < 9.4.14
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.