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

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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

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.14.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lcisco

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

ProductVersions
Splunk EnterpriseSplunk
  • 10.4 to before 10.4.3Affected
  • 10.2 to before 10.2.7Affected
  • 10.0 to before 10.0.10Affected
  • 9.4 to before 9.4.15Affected

References

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