# CVE-2026-76344: Path Traversal through the Search Dispatch REST API in Splunk Enterprise

> CVE-2026-76344: Path Traversal through the Search Dispatch REST API in Splunk Enterprise. CVSS 7.7 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-76344
Last updated: 2026-08-26T16:16:41Z

- Published: 2026-08-19 21:34 UTC · Updated: 2026-08-26 16:16 UTC · Assigner: cisco
- CVSS: 7.7 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS: 0.41%, 35th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-27

## Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.2, 10.2.6, 10.0.9, and 9.4.14, a user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could write dispatch metadata to an arbitrary location on the host by supplying a crafted search identifier to a Representational State Transfer (REST) API endpoint and affect system integrity on the host. The vulnerability is possible because Splunk Enterprise does not validate the search identifier before using it to create a dispatch directory. For more information see About configuring role-based user access (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.2/manage-splunk-platform-users-and-roles/about-configuring-role-based-user-access) in the Splunk documentation.

## Affected vendors and products

- Splunk: Splunk Enterprise

## Tracked companies

- [Splunk](https://rewindex.com/company/splunk.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76344)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76344)
- [https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0801](https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0801)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-76344 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-76344.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-76344 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:15:12.495Z