CVE-2023-32713 HIGH

CVE-2023-32713: Local Privilege Escalation via the ‘streamfwd’ program in Splunk App for Stream

Vendor Splunk
Product Splunk App for Stream
Weakness CWE-269
Published June 1, 2023
Last update February 28, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 1, 2023 CVE published
February 28, 2025 Record updated