What is CVE-2022-43571?

CVE-2022-43571 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-11-03.

How severe is CVE-2022-43571?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-43571 known to be exploited?

8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Splunk Enterprise

CVE-2022-43571

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.9, 8.1.12, and 9.0.2, an authenticated user can execute arbitrary code through the dashboard PDF generation component.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.759 (98.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Splunk Enterprise — versions 8.1, 8.2, 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43571?: CVE-2022-43571 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2022-43571?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-43571 known to be exploited?: 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.