CVE-2023-40596CWE-665

Splunk Enterprise on Windows Privilege Escalation due to Insecure OPENSSLDIR Build Definition Reference in DLL

High · published August 30, 2023

CVSS v3.1
7.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In Splunk Enterprise versions earlier than 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, a dynamic link library (DLL) that ships with Splunk Enterprise references an insecure path for the OPENSSLDIR build definition. An attacker can abuse this reference and subsequently install malicious code to achieve privilege escalation on the Windows machine.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.0 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00166 · 5.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-665 · Improper Initialization
Published
2023-08-30T16:19Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 AUG 16:19Z
    Splunk Enterprise on Windows Privilege Escalation due to Insecure OPENSSLDIR Build Definition Reference in DLL
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