CVE-2024-36991: splunk Path Traversal: '.../...//'
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 01-07-2024Last modified 28-02-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-36991 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in splunk. EPSS estimates a 13.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
13.01%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 01-07-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 28-02-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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 Enterprise on Windows.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 2 agree
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
13.01%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 13.01% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score13.01%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-35Path Traversal: '.../...//'The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '.../...//' (doubled triple dot slash) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
Affected systems
Splunk2 products
- splunk≥ 9.0.0, < 9.0.10 | ≥ 9.1.0, < 9.1.5 | ≥ 9.2.0, < 9.2.2
- splunk enterprise≥ 9.2, < 9.2.2 | ≥ 9.1, < 9.1.5 | ≥ 9.0, < 9.0.10
1 vendor · 2 products
References
2 links- advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-0711Vendor Advisory