Public proof of conceptFix available

CVE-2024-45733

Q: Is CVE-2024-45733 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-45733, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-45733?

CVE-2024-45733 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

Published2024-10-14
Fixed in9.2.3 · 9.1.6
WeaknessCWE-502

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

In Splunk Enterprise for Windows versions below 9.2.3 and 9.1.6, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could perform a Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to an insecure session storage configuration.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2024-10-1417:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-45733?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-45733?format=csv
TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
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Versions per branch

NVD · CISA-ADP

Splunkversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
9.2	≥ 9.2.0, < 9.2.3	9.2.3	NVD
9.1	≥ 9.1.0, < 9.1.6	9.1.6	NVD

Splunk splunk enterprise

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
9.2	≥ 9.2, < 9.2.3	9.2.3	CISA-ADP
9.1	≥ 9.1, < 9.1.6	9.1.6	CISA-ADP

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Update Splunk to 9.2.3 · 9.1.6

Advisories and patches

advisory.splunk.comVendor Advisory
research.splunk.comVendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2024-10-15
OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
CNACVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-502read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-502read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.1 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2024-10-14
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45733?

Is CVE-2024-45733 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-45733, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-45733?

CVE-2024-45733 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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