SB2026041758 - Splunk Universal Forwarder update for OpenSSL
Published: April 17, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026041758
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Type confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-22796)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the PKCS7_digest_from_attributes() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted PKCS#7 data to the application, trigger a type confusion error and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.