CVE-2022-43566 | Risky command safeguards bypass via Search ID query in Analytics Workspace in Splunk Enterprise

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In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.9, 8.1.12, and 9.0.2, an authenticated user can run risky commands using a more privileged user’s permissions to bypass SPL safeguards for risky commands https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/latest/Security/SPLsafeguards in the Analytics Workspace. The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The attacker cannot exploit the vulnerability at will.

Published: 2022-11-04 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published

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Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2022-43566

EPSS CVSS CWE Exploit-DB Affected

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-43566 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.78%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-43566

EDB-ID	Source	Kind	Published	Link
—	nvd_ref	exploit_tag		Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-43566

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.12%	0.78%	+0.65%
2	2026-06-13	0.16%	0.12%	-0.04%
3	2026-01-03	—	0.16%	—

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-43566

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.3	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.1	5.2	[email protected]
8.0	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.1	5.9	[email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-43566

CWE-20 MITRE ↗

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-43566

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
splunk	splunk	>= 8.1.0, < 8.1.12	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
splunk	splunk	>= 8.2.0, < 8.2.9	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
splunk	splunk	>= 9.0.0, < 9.0.2	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
splunk	splunk_cloud_platform	< 9.0.2208	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::

References for CVE-2022-43566

URL	Tags
https://research.splunk.com/application/b6d77c6c-f011-4b03-8650-8f10edb7c4a8/	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-1106.html	Vendor Advisory

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