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Status published
High
CVE-2023-40597
Absolute Path Traversal in Splunk Enterprise Using runshellscript.py
Vulnerability Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions lower than 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, an attacker can exploit an absolute path traversal to execute arbitrary code that is located on a separate disk.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Danylo Dmytriiev (DDV_UA)
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Affected Vendor
Splunk
View all reports →Affected Software
Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Cloud
Vulnerable Versions:
8.2, 9.0, 9.1, -
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 30th, 2023
Last Modified:
July 1st, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.