CVE-2023-32713

Local Privilege Escalation via the ‘streamfwd’ program in Splunk App for Stream

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Published Jun 1, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Splunk App for Stream versions below 8.1.1, a low-privileged user could use a vulnerability in the streamfwd process within the Splunk App for Stream to escalate their privileges on the machine that runs the Splunk Enterprise instance, up to and including the root user.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Splunk

Splunk App for Stream

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.1`	affected	< 8.1.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_app_for_stream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-36940	In Splunk App for Stream versions below 8.1.1, a low-privileged user could use a vulnerability in the streamfwd process within the Splunk App for Stream to escalate their privileges on the machine that runs the Splunk Enterprise instance, up to and including the root user.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.325% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0607

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Splunk Splunk App For Stream

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 28, 2025, 11:03 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Splunk
Published: Jun 1, 2023, 4:34 PM
Updated: Feb 28, 2025, 11:03 AM
Reserved: May 11, 2023, 8:55 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 3:25 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 3:25 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:59 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 1, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:59 AM

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