CVE-2026-76529: The product does not sufficiently protect all possible paths that a user can take to access restricted functionality or resources. in Splunk Splunk SOAR
Description
CVE-2026-76529 is a vulnerability in Splunk SOAR where the product does not sufficiently protect all possible user access paths to restricted functionality or resources. This issue relates to improper protection of alternate paths, categorized under CWE-424. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 8.7.0. Cisco addressed this issue as part of a broader internal security review and software hardening release.
Affected software
Splunk
Splunk SOAR
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Splunk SOAR involves insufficient protection of alternate access paths that a user might take to reach restricted functionality or resources. It is classified under CWE-424, which concerns improper protection of alternate paths. The issue was identified during Cisco's internal security review and addressed in a software hardening release. The affected versions are all versions prior to 8.7.0.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow unauthorized users to access restricted functionality or resources by exploiting alternate access paths that are not properly protected. This could lead to unauthorized actions within the Splunk SOAR environment. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A software hardening release addressing this vulnerability has been made available by Cisco. Users should upgrade to version 8.7.0 or later to remediate this issue. Since this is not a cloud service, manual patching is required.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- cisco
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-19T12:02:03.643Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ad947af4d27ba8daa0dbeb2
Added to database: 10/21/2026, 23:15:59 UTC
Last enriched: 10/21/2026, 23:30:30 UTC
Last updated: 10/21/2026, 23:35:15 UTC
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