- Description
- In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.3, 10.2.7, 10.0.10, and 9.4.15 on Linux, a local user who can run commands as the user account running Splunk Enterprise could cause an affected Linux package upgrade to run attacker-controlled operating-system commands with root privileges. The vulnerability is possible because the Linux package maintainer script trusts existing Splunk Enterprise installation content when it performs upgrade operations with root privileges. The vulnerability requires an affected Linux package upgrade to occur after the local user modifies the installation. The local user should not be able to elevate privileges at will.
- Source
- psirt@cisco.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Products
- splunk
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 7.7
- Impact score
- 6
- Exploitability score
- 1.1
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
- psirt@cisco.com
- CWE-269
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
šØ Splunk Enterprise local privilege escalation (CVE-2026-76266) turns Linux package upgrades into root code execution Critical Vulnerability Alert! Splunk Enterprise is affected by CVE-2026-76266. š Identify Targets via ZoomEye: Search Dork: app="Splunk" Exposure: 47.6k
@zoomeyebot
10 Oct 2026
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Splunk Enterprise patches 46 vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-76268 (CVSS 9.8) in the Patroni REST API of search head clusters. Unauthenticated remote code execution is possible when the API is reachable; a separate Linux privilege-escalation issue (CVE-2026-76266, CVSS 7.7)
@WorldCyberNewsX
9 Oct 2026
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CVE advisory (HIGH): CVE-2026-76266 - splunk: Local Privilege Escalation through Linux Package Upgrades in Splunk Enterprise. https://t.co/KF356oJpti #CVE #CyberSecurity #Splunk #SplunkEnterprise
@vulnipulse
7 Oct 2026
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