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SPL Injection through the REST API in Splunk Enterprise Security

Published Aug 19, 2026

Description

In Splunk Enterprise Security versions below 8.6.1, a user who holds a Splunk Enterprise Security role that contains the mc_investigation_read capability could inject Search Processing Language (SPL) through Analyst Queue search filters, allowing for access to all relevant data and system integrity available to the scheduled searches that run for that user. The vulnerability is possible because the Analyst Queue search filter handling does not validate filter field names before the fields are included in SPL searches. For more information see Users and roles for Splunk Enterprise Security (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise-security-8/install/8.4/installation/users-and-roles-for-splunk-enterprise-security), Manage analyst workflows using the analyst queue in Splunk Enterprise Security (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise-security-8/administer/8.4/mission-control/manage-analyst-workflows-using-the-analyst-queue-in-splunk-enterprise-security), and Overview of Mission Control in Splunk Enterprise Security (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise-security-8/user-guide/8.5/mission-control/overview-of-mission-control-in-splunk-enterprise-security) in the Splunk documentation.

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Remediation

Vendor solution

Upgrade Splunk Enterprise Security to 8.6.1 or higher.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner cisco
Published Aug 19, 2026
Updated Aug 21, 2026
Reserved Aug 19, 2026
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Aug 20, 2026
NVD
Status Analyzed
Modified Aug 25, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a