CVE-2024-36989

Low-privileged user could create notifications in Splunk Web Bulletin Messages

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS Score

Published: July 1, 2024 at 04:30 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:37 AM UTC

2 products affected across 1 vendorSplunkSplunk Cloud Platform

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Severity

MEDIUM4.3

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

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 9.1.2312.200, a low-privileged user that does not hold the admin or power Splunk roles could create notifications in Splunk Web Bulletin Messages that all users on the instance receive.

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 < 9.2.29.0 9.1 9.2

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%

9.1.2312 ≤ v < 9.1.2312.2009.1.2312

Affected range stops below 9.1.2312.200, 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 (2)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-0709

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://research.splunk.com/application/4b7f368f-4322-47f8-8363-2c466f0b7030

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

4.3MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: LOW
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-284NVD-CWE-noinfo

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