What is CVE-2024-36991?

CVE-2024-36991 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise, classified under Path Traversal: '.../...//'. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-07-01.

How severe is CVE-2024-36991?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-36991 known to be exploited?

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

Path Traversal in Splunk Enterprise

CVE-2024-36991

In Splunk Enterprise on Windows versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10, an attacker could perform a path traversal on the /modules/messaging/ endpoint in Splunk Enterprise on Windows. This vulnerability should only affect Splunk Enterpris…

EPSS: 0.936 (99.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Splunk Enterprise — versions 9.2, 9.1, 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-35 — Path Traversal: '.../...//'

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36991?: CVE-2024-36991 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise, classified under Path Traversal: '.../...//'. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-07-01.
How severe is CVE-2024-36991?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-36991 known to be exploited?: 34 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.