Path traversal in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2024-36991
Published: July 1, 2024 / Updated: April 1, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93553
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36991
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the /modules/messaging/ endpoint. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Note, the vulnerability affects Splunk Enterprise on Windows.
Affected software
Splunk Enterprise
How to mitigate CVE-2024-36991
Install update from vendor's website.
Splunk Enterprise - addressed in versions 9.0.10, 9.1.5, 9.2.2
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #12533 - CVE-2024-36991-Splunk (Path traversal exploit for Splunk Enterprise on Windows (CVE-2024-36991) — interactive file harvester) (April 1, 2026)
- Exploit #11277 - CVE-2024-36991 (April 4, 2025)
- Exploit #11262 - CVE-2024-36991 (March 31, 2025)
- Exploit #10276 - CVE-2024-36991 (August 2, 2024)
- Exploit #10207 - CVE-2024-36991 (July 12, 2024)