CVE-2026-76277

Improper Input Validation of Native Splunk Usernames through the REST API in Splunk Enterprise

MEDIUM
4.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 7, 2026 at 08:46 PM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSplunk

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Severity
MEDIUM4.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.3, 10.2.7, 10.0.10, and 9.4.15, a user that holds a role with the edit_user capability could create a native Splunk username that ends with a period. The vulnerability is possible because username validation does not reject a trailing period before the username is used for a user directory. This can cause distinct native Splunk usernames to share per-user configuration data, and user-management operations can affect the wrong account or fail. For more information see Set up native Splunk authentication (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.4/use-the-native-splunk-platform-authentication-scheme/set-up-native-splunk-authentication) and Define roles on the Splunk platform with capabilities (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.4/manage-splunk-platform-users-and-roles/define-roles-on-the-splunk-platform-with-capabilities) in the Splunk documentation.

Affected

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

10.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0.1010.2.0 ≤ v < 10.2.710.4.0 ≤ v < 10.4.39.4.0 ≤ v < 9.4.1510.010.210.49.4

Remediation

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CVSS

4.1MEDIUMcisco
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StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-20

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