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CVE-2023-40598

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, an attacker can create an external lookup that calls a legacy internal function. The attacker can use this internal function to insert code into the Splunk platform installation directory. From there, a user can execute arbitrary code on the Splunk platform Instance.

  • Published: Aug 30, 2023
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2023-40598
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 8.5
  • AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H