CVE-2024-45736 [Medium] | Denial of Service in Splunk

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.1, 9.2.3, and 9.1.6 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.2.2403.107, 9.1.2312.204, and 9.1.2312.111, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could craft a search query with an improperly formatted "INGEST_EVAL" parameter as part of a [Field Transformation](https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Knowledge/Managefieldtransforms) which could crash the Splunk daemon (splunkd).

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.15%	0.54%	+0.39%
2	2026-04-08	0.19%	0.15%	-0.05%
3	2025-11-30	—	0.19%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.15%

0.54%

+0.39%

2026-04-08

0.19%

0.15%

-0.05%

2025-11-30

—

0.19%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.5	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	3.6	[email protected]
6.5	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	3.6	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

6.5

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

3.6

[email protected]

6.5

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

3.6

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-45736

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
splunk	splunk	>= 9.1.0, < 9.1.6	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
splunk	splunk	>= 9.2.0, < 9.2.3	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
splunk	splunk	9.3.0	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:9.3.0::::enterprise:::
splunk	splunk_cloud_platform	>= 9.1.2312, < 9.1.2312.111	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::
splunk	splunk_cloud_platform	>= 9.1.2312.200, < 9.1.2312.204	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::
splunk	splunk_cloud_platform	>= 9.2.2403.100, < 9.2.2403.107	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::

References for CVE-2024-45736

URL	Tags
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-1006	Vendor Advisory
https://research.splunk.com/application/08978eca-caff-44c1-84dc-53f17def4e14/	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2024-45736 | Improperly Formatted ‘INGEST_EVAL’ Parameter Crashes Splunk Daemon

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-45736

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-45736

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-45736

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-45736

References for CVE-2024-45736