CVE-2024-45731 HIGH

CVE-2024-45731: Potential Remote Command Execution (RCE) through arbitrary file write to Windows system root directory when Splunk Enterprise for Windows is installed on a separate disk

Vendor Splunk
Product Splunk Enterprise
Weakness CWE-23
Published October 14, 2024
Last update February 28, 2025
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CVSS base score

8.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In Splunk Enterprise for Windows versions below 9.3.1, 9.2.3, and 9.1.6, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could write a file to the Windows system root directory, which has a default location in the Windows System32 folder, when Splunk Enterprise for Windows is installed on a separate drive.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 14, 2024 CVE published
February 28, 2025 Record updated