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High [CVE-2021-31559] crafted request bypasses S2S TCP Token authentication writing arbitrary events to an index in Splunk Enterprise Indexer 8.1…

This high-severity Splunk advisory covers CVE-2021-31559 affecting Splunk Enterprise, Universal Forwarder.

CVE-2021-31559 Published May 6, 2022Updated by vendor Jun 17, 2026
Affected products & platforms
SplunkSplunk EnterpriseUniversal Forwarder
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Summary

A crafted request bypasses S2S TCP Token authentication writing arbitrary events to an index in Splunk Enterprise Indexer 8.1 versions before 8.1.5 and 8.2 versions before 8.2.1. The vulnerability impacts Indexers configured to use TCPTokens.

It does not impact Universal Forwarders.

Affected versions
  • 8.1.5
  • 8.2.1

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Fixed versions
  • 8.1.5
  • 8.2.1

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: 8.1.5, 8.2.1. That is the remediation for this advisory.

The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

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