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High · 8.0 CVE-2024-45731 EUVD-2024-41736GHSA-j6xh-hx47-7x23

Potential Remote Command Execution (RCE) through arbitrary file write to Windows system root directory when Splunk Enterprise for Windows is installed on a separate disk

Published Oct 14, 2024 · Updated Feb 28, 2025 · Assigned by Splunk

Description

In Splunk Enterprise for Windows versions below 9.3.1, 9.2.3, and 9.1.6, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could write a file to the Windows system root directory, which has a default location in the Windows System32 folder, when Splunk Enterprise for Windows is installed on a separate drive.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Splunk Splunk Enterprise 9.3 – < 9.3.1, 9.2 – < 9.2.3, 9.1 – < 9.1.6 9.3.1

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