{"id":"CVE-2026-76268","revision":"fb83403a99da4af89301ee467addb13f","records":[{"revision":"fb83403a99da4af89301ee467addb13f","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-76268","aliases":[],"title":"Missing Authentication for Critical Function in the Patroni REST API in Splunk Enterprise","description":"In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.3 and 10.2.7, an unauthenticated user with network access to the Patroni Representational State Transfer (REST) Application Programming Interface (API) on a search head cluster member could execute attacker-controlled operating-system commands. The vulnerability is possible because this interface does not require authentication for critical configuration operations. For more information see Sidecar configuration settings (https://help.splunk.com/en/data-management/splunk-enterprise-admin-manual/10.2/splunk-sidecars/sidecar-configuration-settings) in the Splunk documentation.\n\nSplunk Enterprise versions 10.0.x and 9.4.x are not affected.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-10-07T20:46:31.281+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-21T22:52:20.998+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Splunk Enterprise","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Splunk Enterprise\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Splunk\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"10.4\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"custom\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"10.4.3\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"10.2\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"custom\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"10.2.7\"\n                        }\n                    ],\n                    \"modules\": [\n                        \"REST API\"\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL"}],"references":["https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-1001"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76268","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-76268","identifiers":["CVE-2026-76268"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}