9.9

CVE-2023-32713: splunk splunk_app_for_stream Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 9.9v3.1CriticalModified
Published 01-06-2023Last modified 28-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-32713 is a critical (CVSS 9.9) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in splunk splunk_app_for_stream. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.9/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.33%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 01-06-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 28-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Splunk App for Stream versions below 8.1.1, a low-privileged user could use a vulnerability in the streamfwd process within the Splunk App for Stream to escalate their privileges on the machine that runs the Splunk Enterprise instance, up to and including the root user.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

24%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.33% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.33%

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

Splunk1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links