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    CVE-2023-40596

    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.

    Published:Aug 30, 2023
    Last Modified:Feb 28, 2025
    EPS:Aug 30, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00069
    CVSS Score:7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows
    Vendor
    Splunk
    Product
    Splunk

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High