CVE-2024-36985 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2024-36985

Remote Code Execution (RCE) through an external lookup due to “copybuckets.py“ script in the “splunk_archiver“ application in Splunk Enterprise

Vulnerability Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10, a low-privileged user that does not hold the admin or power Splunk roles could cause a Remote Code Execution through an external lookup that references the “splunk_archiver“ application.

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:

  • Alex Hordijk

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Splunk Enterprise
Vulnerable Versions:
9.2, 9.1, 9.0

Timeline

Official Publish: July 1st, 2024
Last Modified: February 28th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-687

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.