Privilege escalation via system-token session replacement
Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Improper authorization in Splunk AI Toolkit before 6.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to run searches with system privileges. The Agent Run History handler replaces the caller's session key with a system authentication token before performing search operations. Any user below the power or admin roles can access relevant data, affect system integrity, and read or delete other users' search jobs.
Summary
What happened
Improper authorization in Splunk AI Toolkit before 6.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to run searches with system privileges. The Agent Run History handler replaces the caller's session key with a system authentication token before performing search operations. Any user below the power or admin roles can access relevant data, affect system integrity, and read or delete other users' search jobs.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-76391
- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Vendor
- Splunk, Inc.
- Product
- Splunk AI Toolkit
- Classifications
- CWE-863, T1068
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=5.7 <6.0.0
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