# CVE-2017-18348: Splunk Enterprise 6.6.x, when configured to run as root but drop privileges to a specific non-root account, allows local users to gain privi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-10-19 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Splunk Enterprise 6.6.x, when configured to run as root but drop privileges to a specific non-root account, allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to that non-root account to modify $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/splunk-launch.conf and insert Trojan horse programs into $SPLUNK_HOME/bin, because the non-root setup instructions state that chown should be run across all of $SPLUNK_HOME to give non-root access.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAP3M
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101664
- https://korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2017-022.txt

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