In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, the ‘map’ search processing language (SPL) command lets a search [bypass SPL safeguards for risky commands](https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Security/SPLsafeguards). The vulnerability requires a higher privileged user to initiate a request within their browser and only affects instances with Splunk Web enabled.