CVE-2024-36991highobserved exploitationCWE-35

CVE-2024-36991: high-severity vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise

Path Traversal on the “/modules/messaging/“ endpoint in Splunk Enterprise on Windows

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83Vexday Risk Score

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ssvc Actcvss 7.5epss 13%
from disclosure to weapon5 days
Published on NVDJul 1
1st PoC+5d
VulnCheck+125d
In Splunk Enterprise on Windows versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10, an attacker could perform a path traversal on the /modules/messaging/ endpoint in Splunk Enterprise on Windows. This vulnerability should only affect Splunk Enterprise on Windows.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
Splunk · Splunk Enterprise
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