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CVE-2023-40598

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.

Severity
High 8.8
Published
30 Aug 2023
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
8.2.12, 9.0.6, 9.1.1
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Splunk EnterpriseServers and applications · cpe:a:splunk:splunk
  • Every version before 8.2.12
  • From 9.0.0 before 9.0.6
  • From 9.1.0 before 9.1.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40598
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40598