vulnerability
Splunk: CVE-2022-43572: Indexing blockage via malformed data sent through S2S or HEC protocols in Splunk Enterprise
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Nov 2, 2022 | Apr 7, 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Nov 2, 2022
Added
Apr 7, 2025
Modified
Oct 31, 2025
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.9, 8.1.12, and 9.0.2, sending a malformed file through the Splunk-to-Splunk (S2S) or HTTP Event Collector (HEC) protocols to an indexer results in a blockage or denial-of-service preventing further indexing.
Solution
splunk-upgrade-latest
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