Description
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, Cisco has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-76526 are related to improper neutralization and are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-707.
Published: 2026-10-21
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Risks from improper input neutralization in Splunk SOAR
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability involves improper neutralization of input in Splunk SOAR, classified under CWE‑707. The CVE entry does not specify a particular exploitation outcome. The potential for undesired processing of crafted input is indicated but not detailed; the impact is therefore not explicitly defined within the provided description.

Affected Systems

The affected product is Splunk SOAR. No version constraints are listed beyond the recommendation to update to 8.7.0 or higher.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score is 8.8, the EPSS score is < 1%, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Because the CVE description does not detail the exact attack vector, it is inferred that potential exploitation could involve interacting with Splunk SOAR’s interface or supplying malicious data through its ingestion points, though the precise vector is not disclosed. The lack of exploitation evidence and the absence of severity metrics make the current risk uncertain, but improper neutralization may warrant caution.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 26, 2026 at 17:39 UTC.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade Splunk SOAR to version 8.7.0 or higher.


OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Splunk SOAR to version 8.7.0 or higher.
  • Restart Splunk SOAR services after the upgrade to ensure the new components load correctly.
  • Apply strict input validation or sanitization to all data ingestion points, following secure coding practices to prevent improper neutralization of user data.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 26, 2026 at 17:39 UTC.

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History

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Splunk
Splunk splunk
Vendors & Products Splunk
Splunk splunk

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, Cisco has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-76526 are related to improper neutralization and are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-707.
Title Improper Neutralization in Splunk SOAR
Weaknesses CWE-707
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-26T15:38:20.704Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T12:02:03.643Z

Link: CVE-2026-76526

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-26T15:38:13.731Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-21T23:17:29.543

Modified: 2026-10-26T16:17:22.180

Link: CVE-2026-76526

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-26T17:45:17Z

Weaknesses