CVE-2024-36991
Path Traversal on the “/modules/messaging/“ endpoint in Splunk Enterprise on Windows
In Splunk Enterprise on Windows versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10, an attacker could perform a path traversal on the /modules/messaging/ endpoint in Splunk Enterprise on Windows. This vulnerability should only affect Splunk Enterprise on Windows.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Path Traversal on the “/modules/messaging/“ endpoint in Splunk Enterprise on Windows
In Splunk Enterprise on Windows versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10, an attacker could perform a path traversal on the /modules/messaging/ endpoint in Splunk Enterprise on Windows. This vulnerability should only affect Splunk Enterprise on Windows.
- Record
CVE-2024-36991- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-35
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-36378
In Splunk Enterprise on Windows versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10, an attacker could perform a path traversal on the /modules/messaging/ endpoint in Splunk Enterprise on Windows. This vulnerability should only affect Splunk Enterprise on Windows.
- Record
EUVD-2024-36378- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fg59-j242-rcj9
In Splunk Enterprise on Windows versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10, an attacker could...
In Splunk Enterprise on Windows versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10, an attacker could perform a path traversal on the /modules/messaging/ endpoint in Splunk Enterprise on Windows. This vulnerability should only affect Splunk Enterprise on Windows.
- Record
GHSA-fg59-j242-rcj9- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-35
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In Splunk Enterprise on Windows versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10, an attacker could perform a path traversal on the /modules/messaging/ endpoint in Splunk Enterprise on Windows. This vulnerability should only affect Splunk Enterprise on Windows.
- Record
CVE-2024-36991- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-35, CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Splunk Enterprise - Local File Inclusion | |
| PoC in GitHub | 0xFZin/CVE-2024-36991 | 2025-07-06 |
| PoC in GitHub | Cappricio-Securities/CVE-2024-36991 | 2024-07-10 |
| PoC in GitHub | Mr-xn/CVE-2024-36991 | 2024-07-06 |
| PoC in GitHub | TheStingR/CVE-2024-36991-Tool | 2025-03-30 |
| PoC in GitHub | bigb0x/CVE-2024-36991 | 2024-07-06 |
| PoC in GitHub | gunzf0x/CVE-2024-36991 | 2025-03-31 |
| PoC in GitHub | jaytiwari05/CVE-2024-36991 | 2025-03-30 |
| PoC in GitHub | jhurtadomi/CVE-2024-36991-Splunk | 2026-03-21 |
| PoC in GitHub | sardine-web/CVE-2024-36991 | 2024-07-06 |
| PoC in GitHub | th3gokul/CVE-2024-36991 | 2024-07-06 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-36991 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Splunk, published July 1, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.0%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.