CVE-2026-76289
Denial of Service (DoS) through the REST API in Splunk Enterprise
Reported by cisco · Published October 21, 2026
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.4, 10.2.8, 10.0.11, and 9.4.16, a user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could make the Splunk Enterprise instance unavailable to other users by sending a request to the Representational State Transfer (REST) API endpoint for lookup table files. The affected instance requires a restart to restore service. The vulnerability is possible because the endpoint does not limit resource use when it processes response field selections. For more information see Endpoints reference list (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/rest-api-reference/10.4/introduction/endpoints-reference-list) and About configuring role-based user access (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.4/manage-splunk-platform-users-and-roles/about-configuring-role-based-user-access) in the Splunk documentation.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| splunk | splunk | 10.4.4, 10.2.8, 10.0.11, 9.4.16 |
| Splunk Enterprise | Splunk | 10.4.4, 10.2.8, 10.0.11, 9.4.16 |
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk Enterprise | 10.4, 10.2, 10.0 |
| Splunk | Splunk Enterprise | 10.4, 10.2, 10.0 |
Timeline
- Oct 21, 2026 CVE Published
- Oct 22, 2026 EPSS Score (5 in total, the first dated here)
- Oct 22, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Oct 30, 2026 CVE Updated
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The same record, from the CLI:
vulnetix vdb vuln CVE-2026-76289
vulnetix vdb fixes CVE-2026-76289
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"https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/CVE-2026-76289/fixes/registry"
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