High severity8.0NVD Advisory· Published Oct 14, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-45731
CVE-2024-45731
Description
In Splunk Enterprise for Windows versions below 9.3.1, 9.2.3, and 9.1.6, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could write a file to the Windows system root directory, which has a default location in the Windows System32 folder, when Splunk Enterprise for Windows is installed on a separate drive.
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Affected products
4<9.3.1, <9.2.3, <9.1.6+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <9.3.1, <9.2.3, <9.1.6
- (no CPE)range: 9.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-1001nvdVendor Advisory
- research.splunk.com/application/c97e0704-d9c6-454d-89ba-1510a987bf72/nvdVendor Advisory
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