Path traversal in Splunk Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) - CVE-2026-76369
Published: August 20, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU144500
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-76369
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to modify files outside the intended Automation Broker log directory.
The vulnerability exists due to path traversal in Automation Broker log uploads when processing a crafted filename. A remote privileged user can supply a crafted filename to modify files outside the intended Automation Broker log directory.
Affected software
Splunk Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-76369
Install security update from vendor's website.
Splunk Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) - update to 8.6.0