CVE-2022-32158

Splunk Enterprise deployment servers allow client publishing of forwarder bundles

Description

Splunk Enterprise deployment servers in versions before 8.1.10.1, 8.2.6.1, and 9.0 let clients deploy forwarder bundles to other deployment clients through the deployment server. An attacker that compromised a Universal Forwarder endpoint could use the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on all other Universal Forwarder endpoints subscribed to the deployment server.

Category

9.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.92% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory splunk.com Vendor Advisory splunk.com
Affected: Splunk, Inc Splunk Enterprise
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.0.0/Security/Updates release notes vendor advisory
https://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-0608.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-32158?
CVE-2022-32158 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-32158?
To fix CVE-2022-32158, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-32158 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-32158 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-32158?
CVE-2022-32158 affects Splunk, Inc Splunk Enterprise.
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