CVE-2023-46214

HIGHNVD 8.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 89% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.2% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 8.8 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 89%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 89%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.7 and 9.1.2, Splunk Enterprise does not safely sanitize extensible stylesheet language transformations (XSLT) that users supply. This means that an attacker can upload malicious XSLT which can result in remote code execution on the Splunk Enterprise instance.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
—
EPSS
99.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

November 16, 2023

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

References (6)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-22 23:14 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-19 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-16 17:01 UTCEPSS rescore
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  18. 2026-06-24 06:30 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.8
  19. 2026-06-23 21:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-10 13:21 UTCEPSS rescore
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  13. 2026-05-31 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-05-24 13:41 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-05-24 13:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-05-23 17:35 UTCOSV refresh

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Metasploitexploit/unix/http/splunk_xslt_authenticated_rce✓ verified
    First seen Nov 28, 2023

    Splunk Authenticated XSLT Upload RCE

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-46214?
CVE-2023-46214 is a high vulnerability published on November 16, 2023. In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.7 and 9.1.2, Splunk Enterprise does not safely sanitize extensible stylesheet language transformations (XSLT) that users supply. This means that an attacker can upload malicious XSLT which can result in remote code execution on the Splunk Enterprise instance.
When was CVE-2023-46214 disclosed?
CVE-2023-46214 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 16, 2023, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-46214 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-46214 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-46214?
CVE-2023-46214 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
How do I remediate CVE-2023-46214?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-46214, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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