CVE-2023-40598
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2023
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
Command Injection in Splunk Enterprise Using External Lookups
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, an attacker can create an external lookup that calls a legacy internal function. The attacker can use this internal function to insert code into the Splunk platform installation directory. From there, a user can execute arbitrary code on the Splunk platform Instance.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Splunk Enterprise
- Vendor
- Splunk
- Product
- Splunk Enterprise
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.2 | affected | custom | 8.2.12 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 9.0 | affected | custom | 9.0.6 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 9.1 | affected | custom | 9.1.1 | Unavailable | None listed |
Splunk Cloud
- Vendor
- Splunk
- Product
- Splunk Cloud
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | affected | custom | 9.0.2305.200 | Unavailable | None listed |