Protection Mechanism Failure in Splunk Enterprise

Publication date: 2026-10-07

Last updated on: 2026-10-07

Assigner: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Description

Protection Mechanism Failure. Splunk addressed multiple internally identified vulnerabilities in Splunk Enterprise versions 10.4.3, 10.2.7, 10.0.10, and 9.4.15. The vulnerabilities are grouped by Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE), with one Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) identifier assigned to each group. See Details for more information.

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Published

2026-10-07

Last Modified

2026-10-07

Generated

2026-10-08

AI Q&A

2026-10-08

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-76283

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
Splunk	Splunk	Enterprise 10.4
Splunk	Splunk	Enterprise 10.2
Splunk	Splunk	Enterprise 10.0
Splunk	Splunk	Enterprise 9.4

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-693	The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

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Executive Summary

This is a protection mechanism failure vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise versions 10.4.3, 10.2.7, 10.0.10, and 9.4.15. Multiple internally identified vulnerabilities were addressed by Splunk, grouped by CWE with one CVE per group.

Impact Analysis

The impact depends on the specific vulnerabilities grouped under this CVE. Without details, potential risks include unauthorized access, data breaches, or disruption of Splunk services. Users should update to patched versions immediately.

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