Privilege Escalation through Search Macro Permissions in Splunk Enterprise Security
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Splunk | Splunk Enterprise Security | affected |
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Vendor Solution
Upgrade Splunk Enterprise Security to 8.6.1 or higher.
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.350% probability within 30 days)
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| https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0807 |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:splunk:enterprise_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Splunk
Splunk enterprise Security |
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Splunk
Splunk enterprise Security |
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ssvc
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| Description | In Splunk Enterprise Security versions below 8.6.1, a user who holds the ess_analyst Splunk Enterprise Security role could change User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) search macros that scheduled searches run with administrator permissions, allowing for access to all relevant data and system integrity through those searches. The vulnerability is possible because the UEBA app metadata grants analyst roles write access to search macros that should be writable only by administrator roles. For more information see Users and roles for Splunk Enterprise Security (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise-security-8/install/8.4/installation/users-and-roles-for-splunk-enterprise-security) and Roles and knowledge objects in UEBA for Splunk Enterprise Security (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise-security-8/administer/8.5/user-and-entity-behavior-analytics/roles-and-knowledge-objects-in-ueba-for-splunk-enterprise-security) in the Splunk documentation. | |
| Title | Privilege Escalation through Search Macro Permissions in Splunk Enterprise Security | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-732 | |
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cvssV3_1
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