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CVE-2024-36982

Denial of Service through null pointer reference in “cluster/config” REST endpoint

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 1, 2024 at 04:31 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:37 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSplunkSplunk Cloud Platform

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.1.2312.109 and 9.1.2308.207, an attacker could trigger a null pointer reference on the cluster/config REST endpoint, which could result in a crash of the Splunk daemon.

Affected

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

Splunk· Splunk
95%
9.0 ≤ v < 9.0.109.0.0 ≤ v < 9.0.109.1 ≤ v < 9.1.59.1.0 ≤ v < 9.1.59.2 ≤ v < 9.2.29.2.0 ≤ v < 9.2.29.09.19.2
Affected range stops below 9.0.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.2.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Splunk Cloud Platform· Splunk
95%
9.1.2308 ≤ v < 9.1.2308.2079.1.2312 ≤ v < 9.1.2312.1099.1.2312.100 ≤ v < 9.1.2312.1099.1.23089.1.2312
Affected range stops below 9.1.2308.207, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.1.2312.109, 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:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-0702

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHSplunk
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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