CVE-2017-18348

Published Oct 19, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.0 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Splunk Enterprise 6.6.x, when configured to run as root but drop privileges to a specific non-root account, allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to that non-root account to modify $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/splunk-launch.conf and insert Trojan horse programs into $SPLUNK_HOME/bin, because the non-root setup instructions state that chown should be run across all of $SPLUNK_HOME to give non-root access.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-9473 Splunk Enterprise 6.6.x, when configured to run as root but drop privileges to a specific non-root account, allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to that non-root account to modify $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/splunk-launch.conf and insert Trojan horse programs into $SPLUNK_HOME/bin, because the non-root setup instructions state that chown should be run across all of $SPLUNK_HOME to give non-root access.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 9:20 PM
Reserved
Oct 19, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 19, 2018, 8:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:12 AM