---
id: CVE-2026-76273
title: >-
  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 run_collect capability could use the collect
  Search Processing Language (SPL) command to add attacker-controlled content to
  system…
summary: >-
  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 run_collect capability could use the collect
  Search Processing Language (SPL) command to add attacker-controlled content to
  system…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-20
vendor: Splunk
product: Splunk Enterprise
affected:
  - enterprise >= 10.4 < 10.4.3
  - enterprise >= 10.2 < 10.2.7
  - enterprise >= 10.0 < 10.0.10
  - enterprise >= 9.4 < 9.4.15
published: '2026-10-07'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T21:17:18.337'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76273'
references:
  - url: 'https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-1001'
    label: psirt@cisco.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T21:54:15.095Z'
---

## Overview

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 run_collect capability could use the collect Search Processing Language (SPL) command to add attacker-controlled content to system-level messages on the Splunk platform instance. The vulnerability is possible because the collect command does not validate the index name before processing the value. For more information see collect (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/search/spl-search-reference/10.4/search-commands/collect), 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), and System endpoint descriptions (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/rest-api-reference/10.4/system-endpoints/system-endpoint-descriptions) in the Splunk documentation.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.