CVE-2023-40596
HIGHSplunk Enterprise <8.2.12-9.1.1 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
In Splunk Enterprise versions earlier than 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, a dynamic link library (DLL) that ships with Splunk Enterprise references an insecure path for the OPENSSLDIR build definition. An attacker can abuse this reference and subsequently install malicious code to achieve privilege escalation on the Windows machine.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
20.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-665
CWE-427
Status
published
Affected Products (2)
splunk/splunk
< 8.2.12
splunk/splunk
Timeline
Published
Aug 30, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026