Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform
CVE-2023-32709: Low-privileged User can View Hashed Default Splunk Password
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.5, 8.2.11.
Published
ExploitedNot in CISA KEV
Ransomware useNot reportedPer CISA
SeverityMEDIUMCVSS 3.1 4.3
EPSS0.39%Chance of exploitation in 30 days
Public exploitNot tracked
FixAvailable
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Splunk Enterprise 8.1 | 8.1.14 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 8.2 | 8.2.11 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.0 | 9.0.5 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform - | 9.0.2303.100 or later |
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What it is
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.5, 8.2.11. and 8.1.14, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.0.2303.100, a low-privileged user who holds the ‘user’ role can see the hashed version of the initial user name and password for the Splunk instance by using the ‘rest’ SPL command against the ‘conf-user-seed’ REST endpoint.
Sources
KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 13 Oct 2026.