In Splunk SOAR versions below 8.6.0, a user who holds the Administrator role could use path traversal in the Universal Forwarder installer's archive extraction to write files outside the intended installation directory. The vulnerability is possible because the Universal Forwarder credentials-package extraction workflow does not verify that each archive member remains within the intended destination before extraction. For more information see Manage roles and permissions in Splunk SOAR (On-premises) (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-soar/soar-on-premises/administer-soar-on-premises/8.5.0/manage-your-splunk-soar-on-premises-users-and-accounts/manage-roles-and-permissions-in-splunk-soar-on-premises) and Configure forwarders to send SOAR data to your Splunk deployment (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-soar/soar-on-premises/administer-soar-on-premises/8.5.0/configure-administration-settings-in-splunk-soar-on-premises/configure-forwarders-to-send-soar-data-to-your-splunk-deployment) in the Splunk documentation.
Advisories
No advisories yet.
Fixes
Solution
Upgrade Splunk SOAR to 8.6.0 or higher.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
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| https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0804 |
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History
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| Description | In Splunk SOAR versions below 8.6.0, a user who holds the Administrator role could use path traversal in the Universal Forwarder installer's archive extraction to write files outside the intended installation directory. The vulnerability is possible because the Universal Forwarder credentials-package extraction workflow does not verify that each archive member remains within the intended destination before extraction. For more information see Manage roles and permissions in Splunk SOAR (On-premises) (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-soar/soar-on-premises/administer-soar-on-premises/8.5.0/manage-your-splunk-soar-on-premises-users-and-accounts/manage-roles-and-permissions-in-splunk-soar-on-premises) and Configure forwarders to send SOAR data to your Splunk deployment (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-soar/soar-on-premises/administer-soar-on-premises/8.5.0/configure-administration-settings-in-splunk-soar-on-premises/configure-forwarders-to-send-soar-data-to-your-splunk-deployment) in the Splunk documentation. | |
| Title | Path Traversal through Universal Forwarder Installer Archive Extraction in Splunk SOAR | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-20T16:27:34.656Z
Reserved: 2026-08-19T12:02:03.629Z
Link: CVE-2026-76359
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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-08-19T22:17:21.130
Modified: 2026-08-21T14:44:54.347
Link: CVE-2026-76359
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-21T13:02:49Z
Weaknesses