Is CVE-2022-43563 being actively exploited?

CVE-2022-43563 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-43563?

CVE-2022-43563 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

CVE-2022-43563

HIGH · CVSS 8.1EPSS 0.7%EU EUVD

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.9 and 8.1.12, the way that the rex search command handles field names lets an attacker bypass SPL safeguards for risky commands https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/latest/Security/SPLsafeguards . The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The attacker cannot exploit the vulnerability at will.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.1 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 0.7% (50th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2022-46559)
Published: November 4, 2022
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-46559 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on May 5, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

splunk / splunk
splunk / splunk cloud platform

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Splunk Enterprise 8.1 - Splunk, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11108-2021 - archived

References

https://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-1103.html(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

Query CVEs from your AI assistant

The CVE/NVD Explorer brain answers CVE questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant — always up to date, no setup. Add it once and stop pasting advisories into chat.

Add the CVE brain