8.8

CVE-2022-43565: splunk Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 04-11-2022Last modified 05-05-2025
Open JSON

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-43565 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in splunk. EPSS estimates a 0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.66%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-11-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.9 and 8.1.12, the way that the ‘tstats command handles Javascript Object Notation (JSON) lets an attacker bypass SPL safeguards for risky commands https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/latest/Security/SPLsafeguards . The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

51%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 0.64% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.66%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Splunk3 products

1 vendor · 3 products

References

1 links