CVE-2022-26889

Path Traversal in search parameter results in external content injection

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 6, 2022 at 04:37 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:36 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSplunk

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions before 8.1.2, the uri path to load a relative resource within a web page is vulnerable to path traversal. It allows an attacker to potentially inject arbitrary content into the web page (e.g., HTML Injection, XSS) or bypass SPL safeguards for risky commands. The attack is browser-based. An attacker cannot exploit the attack at will and requires the attacker to initiate a request within the victim's browser (e.g., phishing).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 8.1.28.1.0 ≤ v < 8.1.2
Affected range stops below 8.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

8.8HIGHSplunk
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20CWE-22

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