High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Oct 19, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-18348
CVE-2017-18348
Description
Splunk Enterprise 6.6.x, when configured to run as root but drop privileges to a specific non-root account, allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to that non-root account to modify $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/splunk-launch.conf and insert Trojan horse programs into $SPLUNK_HOME/bin, because the non-root setup instructions state that chown should be run across all of $SPLUNK_HOME to give non-root access.
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Affected products
3>=6.6.0,<6.6.99+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >=6.6.0,<6.6.99
- (no CPE)range: 6.6.x
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2017-022.txtnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101664nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAP3MnvdVendor Advisory
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