CVE-2021-42743
High
Description
A misconfiguration in the node default path allows for local privilege escalation from a lower privileged user to the Splunk user in Splunk Enterprise versions before 8.1.1 on Windows.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductSplunk
PublishedMay 6, 2022
First seenMay 6, 2022
Weakness typeCWE-427CWE-427
How to fix
Update
- splunk splunk8.1.1 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| splunk splunk | v < 8.1.1 | 8.1.1 |
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