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High · 7.3 CVE-2022-43566 EUVD-2022-46562GHSA-h93h-mcv3-8hvx

Risky command safeguards bypass via Search ID query in Analytics Workspace in Splunk Enterprise

Published Nov 4, 2022 · Updated May 5, 2025 · Assigned by Splunk

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.9, 8.1.12, and 9.0.2, an authenticated user can run risky commands using a more privileged user’s permissions to bypass SPL safeguards for risky commands https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/latest/Security/SPLsafeguards  in the Analytics Workspace. The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The attacker cannot exploit the vulnerability at will.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Splunk Splunk Enterprise 8.1 – < 8.1.12, 8.2 – < 8.2.9, 9.0 – < 9.0.2 8.1.12

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