CVE-2023-40596
HIGHDescription
In Splunk Enterprise versions earlier than 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, a dynamic link library (DLL) that ships with Splunk Enterprise references an insecure path for the OPENSSLDIR build definition. An attacker can abuse this reference and subsequently install malicious code to achieve privilege escalation on the Windows machine.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 5% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-665 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-0847 | High | 7.8 | 88% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2022-22719 | High | 7.5 | 70% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-28019 | High | 7.5 | 61% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-46164 | Critical | 9.4 | 49% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-37128 | Critical | 9.8 | 21% | - | - |
| CVE-2019-14271 | Critical | 9.8 | 19% | - | Fix |
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