CVE-2026-76256: splunk
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-76256 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in splunk. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 19-08-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 26-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.2, 10.2.6, 10.0.9, and 9.4.14, and Splunk Secure Gateway versions below 3.10.9, 3.9.23, and 3.8.70, a user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could read sensitive Security Assertion Markup Language setup and instance settings information through Splunk Secure Gateway Representational State Transfer (REST) API endpoints. The vulnerability is possible because the affected Security Assertion Markup Language setup and instance settings REST API endpoints do not enforce authorization requirements before returning configuration information.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.30%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
21%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.07 pp
From 0.23% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Splunk3 products
- splunk≥ 9.4.0, < 9.4.14 | ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.9 | ≥ 10.2.0, < 10.2.6 | ≥ 10.4.0, < 10.4.2
- splunk enterprise≥ 10.4, < 10.4.2 | ≥ 10.2, < 10.2.6 | ≥ 10.0, < 10.0.9 | ≥ 9.4, < 9.4.14
- splunk_secure_gateway≥ 3.10, < 3.10.9 | ≥ 3.9, < 3.9.23 | ≥ 3.8, < 3.8.70 | ≥ 3.8.0, < 3.8.70 | ≥ 3.9.0, < 3.9.23 | ≥ 3.10.0, < 3.10.9
1 vendor · 3 products
References
1 links- advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0801Vendor Advisory