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CVE-2023-40596 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:7 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0805	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0805	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-427	Uncontrolled Search Path Element	[email protected]
CWE-665	Improper Initialization	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
splunk splunk	>= 8.2.0, < 8.2.12 >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.6 9.1.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::* cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:9.1.0::::enterprise::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 10, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 1, 2023	Initial Analysis	[email protected]