Is CVE-2023-22939 being actively exploited?

CVE-2023-22939 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-22939?

CVE-2023-22939 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

CVE-2023-22939

HIGH · CVSS 8.1EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, the ‘map’ search processing language (SPL) command lets a search bypass SPL safeguards for risky commands. The vulnerability requires a higher privileged user to initiate a request within their browser and only affects instances with Splunk Web enabled.

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: 0.6% (47th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2023-27041)
Published: February 14, 2023
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2023-27041 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on February 28, 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://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0209(Vendor Advisory)
https://research.splunk.com/application/ee69374a-d27e-4136-adac-956a96ff60fd(Vendor Advisory)

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

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