CVE-2024-22164 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-22164: Denial of Service of an Investigation in Splunk Enterprise Security through Investigation attachments

Vendor Splunk
Product Splunk Enterprise Security (ES)
Weakness CWE-400
Published January 9, 2024
Last update June 3, 2025

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) versions below 7.1.2, an attacker can use investigation attachments to perform a denial of service (DoS) to the Investigation. The attachment endpoint does not properly limit the size of the request which lets an attacker cause the Investigation to become inaccessible.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 9, 2024 CVE published
June 3, 2025 Record updated