The vulnerability is possible because Splunk Web does not limit request-header parsing before processing the request.
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Vendor Solution
Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to versions 10.4.4, 10.2.8, 10.0.11, and 9.4.16 or higher.
Vendor Workaround
The vulnerability affects instances with Splunk Web turned on. Turning Splunk Web off is a possible workaround. See [Disable unnecessary Splunk Enterprise components](https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.4/install-splunk-enterprise-securely/disable-unnecessary-splunk-enterprise-components) and the [web.conf](https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/admin-manual/10.4/configuration-file-reference/10.4.1-configuration-file-reference/web.conf) configuration specification file for more information on turning off Splunk Web.
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| Link | Providers |
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| https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-1007 |
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Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:15:00 +0000
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Splunk
Splunk splunk Enterprise |
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Splunk
Splunk splunk Enterprise |
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.4, 10.2.8, 10.0.11, and 9.4.16, an unauthenticated user could send a single crafted request to the Splunk Web JavaScript logger endpoint and cause Splunk Web to stop responding to requests. Splunk Web remains unavailable until Splunk Enterprise is restarted. The vulnerability is possible because Splunk Web does not limit request-header parsing before processing the request. | |
| Title | Denial of Service (DoS) through Splunk Web Content-Type Header Parsing in Splunk Enterprise | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-400 | |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-21T22:51:50.487Z
Reserved: 2026-08-19T12:02:03.622Z
Link: CVE-2026-76288
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-21T23:17:26.537
Modified: 2026-10-21T23:17:26.537
Link: CVE-2026-76288
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Updated: 2026-10-22T05:00:11Z