High

Cross-origin risky SPL command injection in Splunk Enterprise dashboards

IdentifiersCVE-2022-32154CWE-79

CVE-2022-32154 is a vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise dashboards affecting versions prior to 9.0. A browser-based attacker can inject risky Search Processing Language (SPL) commands into a dashboard form token when that token is incorporated into a query during a cross-origin request. This condition can bypass Splunk SPL safeguards intended to restrict execution of custom or potentially dangerous commands. The issue is rooted in insufficient neutralization of untrusted input flowing from dashboard form tokens into search queries in a cross-origin context, enabling manipulation of the resulting SPL beyond intended restrictions.

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ANALYST BRIEF

Impact, mitigation & remediation

What it means. What to do now. Patch path, mitigations, and the assume-compromise checklist.

Impact

What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.

Successful exploitation can allow execution of risky SPL commands that would otherwise be constrained by SPL safeguards. Depending on the commands available and the victim user's effective permissions, this can enable unauthorized search activity, access to sensitive data, data exfiltration, deletion or tampering of indexed data, and execution of actions that materially weaken monitoring integrity. Because exploitation is browser-based, impact is generally realized in the security context of the targeted user's authenticated Splunk session rather than as unauthenticated direct server-side compromise.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

Until patched, reduce exposure by restricting cross-origin interactions with Splunk, limiting which users can access dashboards that embed form tokens into searches, and minimizing assignment of capabilities that permit risky SPL commands. Review and harden dashboards that pass token values into queries, and monitor audit search activity for anomalous use of risky commands such as deletion, scripted actions, or export-oriented operations.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.0 or later, where this issue is addressed. Review dashboards that incorporate form tokens into queries and validate that untrusted token values cannot influence risky command execution paths. Apply Splunk's controls for limiting access to custom and potentially risky commands so that even if query manipulation is attempted, exposed capabilities are minimized.

PUBLIC EXPLOITS

Exploits

No public exploits tracked yet. Mallory keeps watching.

VALID 0 / 0 TOTALView more in app

No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.

EXPOSURE SURFACE

Affected products & vendors

Products and vendors Mallory has correlated with this vulnerability. Open in Mallory to drill down to specific CPE configurations and version ranges.

VendorProductType

SplunkSplunkapplication

SplunkSplunk Cloud Platformapplication

Vendor-confirmed product mapping. Mallory continuously reconciles this list against your asset inventory.

ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

3 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

3 SOURCESView more in app

splunk researchNews

May 14, 2026

Detection: Splunk Command and Scripting Interpreter Delete Usage | Splunk Security Content

A Splunk vulnerability associated with risky command usage detection; the content indicates it has been patched in the latest Splunk release, but does not provide technical details of the flaw itself.

splunk researchNews

May 14, 2026

Detection: Detect Risky SPL using Pretrained ML Model | Splunk Security Content

A Splunk vulnerability referenced as the associated CVE for a deprecated detection related to risky SPL commands; the content indicates it has been patched in the latest Splunk release.

splunk researchNews

May 14, 2026

Detection: Splunk Command and Scripting Interpreter Risky SPL MLTK | Splunk Security Content

A Splunk vulnerability referenced in the detection metadata; the content does not describe the flaw itself, only associates the detection with this CVE.

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Exposure mapping

Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.

Threat actor evidence

Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.

Associated malware

Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.

Detection signatures

YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.

Vendor-by-vendor mapping

Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.

Social activity

Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.

EXTERNAL REFERENCES

MITRE CVE

cve.org · CVE-2022-32154

NVD

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32154

MITRE CWE · CWE-79

cwe.mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.0.0/Security/SPLsafeguards

Vendor Advisory

docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.0.0/Security/Updates

Vendor Advisory

research.splunk.com/application/splunk_command_and_scripting_interpreter_delete_usage

Vendor Advisory

research.splunk.com/application/splunk_command_and_scripting_interpreter_risky_commands

Vendor Advisory

research.splunk.com/application/splunk_command_and_scripting_interpreter_risky_spl_mltk

Vendor Advisory

splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-0604.html

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High

Cross-origin risky SPL command injection in Splunk Enterprise dashboards

IdentifiersCVE-2022-32154CWE-79

For your environment

Are you exposed to this one?

Mallory correlates every CVE against your assets, your vendors, and active adversary campaigns. Know which vulnerabilities matter for you, not just which ones are loud.

Start free trial

ANALYST BRIEF

Impact, mitigation & remediation

What it means. What to do now. Patch path, mitigations, and the assume-compromise checklist.

Impact

What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

PUBLIC EXPLOITS

Exploits

No public exploits tracked yet. Mallory keeps watching.

VALID 0 / 0 TOTALView more in app

No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.

EXPOSURE SURFACE

Affected products & vendors

Products and vendors Mallory has correlated with this vulnerability. Open in Mallory to drill down to specific CPE configurations and version ranges.

VendorProductType

SplunkSplunkapplication

SplunkSplunk Cloud Platformapplication

Vendor-confirmed product mapping. Mallory continuously reconciles this list against your asset inventory.

ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

3 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

3 SOURCESView more in app

splunk researchNews

May 14, 2026

Detection: Splunk Command and Scripting Interpreter Delete Usage | Splunk Security Content

splunk researchNews

May 14, 2026

Detection: Detect Risky SPL using Pretrained ML Model | Splunk Security Content

A Splunk vulnerability referenced as the associated CVE for a deprecated detection related to risky SPL commands; the content indicates it has been patched in the latest Splunk release.

splunk researchNews

May 14, 2026

Detection: Splunk Command and Scripting Interpreter Risky SPL MLTK | Splunk Security Content

A Splunk vulnerability referenced in the detection metadata; the content does not describe the flaw itself, only associates the detection with this CVE.

What this page doesn’t show

The version that knows your environment.

Start free trial

Exposure mapping

Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.

Threat actor evidence

Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.

Associated malware

Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.

Detection signatures

YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.

Vendor-by-vendor mapping

Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.

Social activity

Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.

EXTERNAL REFERENCES

MITRE CVE

cve.org · CVE-2022-32154

NVD

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32154

MITRE CWE · CWE-79

cwe.mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.0.0/Security/SPLsafeguards

Vendor Advisory

docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.0.0/Security/Updates

Vendor Advisory

research.splunk.com/application/splunk_command_and_scripting_interpreter_delete_usage

Vendor Advisory

research.splunk.com/application/splunk_command_and_scripting_interpreter_risky_commands

Vendor Advisory

research.splunk.com/application/splunk_command_and_scripting_interpreter_risky_spl_mltk

Vendor Advisory

splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-0604.html