Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform
CVE-2024-45731: Potential Remote Command Execution (RCE) through arbitrary file write to Windows system root directory when Splunk Enterprise for Windows is installed on a separate disk
In Splunk Enterprise for Windows versions below 9.3.1, 9.2.3, and 9.1.6, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could write a file to the Windows system root directory, which has a default location in the Windows System32 folder, when Splunk Enterprise for Windows is installed on a separate drive.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Splunk Enterprise 9.3 | 9.3.1 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.2 | 9.2.3 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.1 | 9.1.6 or later |
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What it is
In Splunk Enterprise for Windows versions below 9.3.1, 9.2.3, and 9.1.6, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could write a file to the Windows system root directory, which has a default location in the Windows System32 folder, when Splunk Enterprise for Windows is installed on a separate drive.
Sources
KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 13 Oct 2026.