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CVE-2023-40596


In Splunk Enterprise versions earlier than 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, a dynamic link library (DLL) that ships with Splunk Enterprise references an insecure path for the OPENSSLDIR build definition. An attacker can abuse this reference and subsequently install malicious code to achieve privilege escalation on the Windows machine.


Published

2023-08-30T17:15:10.103

Last Modified

2024-11-21T08:19:47.540

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.0 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-665
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-427

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application splunk splunk < 8.2.12 Yes
Application splunk splunk < 9.0.6 Yes
Application splunk splunk 9.1.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows - No

References