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
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
15.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-427
CWE-665
Status
published
Products (2)
splunk/splunk
9.1.0
splunk/splunk
8.2.0 - 8.2.12
Published
Aug 30, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026