CVE-2021-42743

HIGHNVD 8.87.8▼

8.8

A misconfiguration in the node default path allows for local privilege escalation from a lower privileged user to the Splunk user in Splunk Enterprise versions before 8.1.1 on Windows.

CVSS v3: 8.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 30.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 6, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

prodsec@splunkhttps://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-0501.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-0501.html

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-42743?

CVE-2021-42743 is a high vulnerability published on May 6, 2022. A misconfiguration in the node default path allows for local privilege escalation from a lower privileged user to the Splunk user in Splunk Enterprise versions before 8.1.1 on Windows.

When was CVE-2021-42743 disclosed?

CVE-2021-42743 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 6, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2021-42743 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-42743 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 30.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-42743?

CVE-2021-42743 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.8.

How do I remediate CVE-2021-42743?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-42743, 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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CVE-2021-42743

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