Protection mechanism failure in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2026-76301
Published: October 22, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU156986
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-76301
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to potentially bypass security protections.
The vulnerability exists due to protection mechanism failure in Splunk Enterprise when enforcing security safeguards. A remote user can potentially exploit ineffective safeguards to bypass the protections they are intended to provide.
Affected software
Splunk Enterprise
How to mitigate CVE-2026-76301
Install security update from vendor's website.
Splunk Enterprise - addressed in versions 9.4.16, 10.0.11, 10.2.8, 10.4.4