CVE-2026-76277
Improper Input Validation of Native Splunk Usernames through the REST API in Splunk Enterprise
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.1 Medium
- Published
- Oct 7, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 19, 2026
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.3, 10.2.7, 10.0.10, and 9.4.15, a user that holds a role with the edit_user capability could create a native Splunk username that ends with a period. The vulnerability is possible because username validation does not reject a trailing period before the username is used for a user directory. This can cause distinct native Splunk usernames to share per-user configuration data, and user-management operations can affect the wrong account or fail. For more information see Set up native Splunk authentication (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.4/use-the-native-splunk-platform-authentication-scheme/set-up-native-splunk-authentication) and Define roles on the Splunk platform with capabilities (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.4/manage-splunk-platform-users-and-roles/define-roles-on-the-splunk-platform-with-capabilities) in the Splunk documentation.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.1 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | cisco |
Weaknesses
- CWE-20 The product does not validate or incorrectly validates input that can affect the control flow or data flow of a program.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Splunk EnterpriseSplunk |
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References
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