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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-22164 · published 9 January 2024

CVE-2024-22164: Splunk enterprise security uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability

Splunk · Enterprise Security

In Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) versions below 7.1.2, an attacker can use investigation attachments to perform a denial of service (DoS) to the Investigation. The attachment endpoint does not properly limit the size of the request which lets an attacker cause the Investigation to become inaccessible.

4.3 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.46% · top 62.8% CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumptionCWE-770 · Allocation without limits
4.3CVSS 3.1 base score
0.46%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) versions below 7.1.2, an attacker can use investigation attachments to perform a denial of service (DoS) to the Investigation. The attachment endpoint does not properly limit the size of the request which lets an attacker cause the Investigation to become inaccessible.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-22164), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.