Code Injection in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2024-36985
Published: July 1, 2024 / Updated: January 20, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93569
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36985
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in copybuckets.py. A remote user can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Splunk Enterprise
How to mitigate CVE-2024-36985
Install updates from vendor's website.
Splunk Enterprise - addressed in versions 9.0.10, 9.1.5, 9.2.2