CVE-2022-43566
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.9, 8.1.12, and 9.0.2, an authenticated user can run risky commands using a more privileged user’s permissions to bypass SPL safeguards for risky commands https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/latest/Security/SPLsafeguards in the Analytics Workspace. 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
- 7.3 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 0.9% (58th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2022-46562)
- 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-2022-46562 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on May 5, 2025.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected 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://research.splunk.com/application/b6d77c6c-f011-4b03-8650-8f10edb7c4a8/(Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- https://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-1106.html(Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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