Release notes

3.18.6

Version 3.18.5 has no new features, only fixed issues. See Fixed issues.

3.18.5

Version 3.18.5 of Splunk DB Connect was released on October 20, 2025.

3.18.4

Version 3.18.4 of Splunk DB Connect was released on August 29, 2025.

3.18.2

Version 3.18.2 of Splunk DB Connect was released on February 17, 2025.

3.18.0

Version 3.18.0 of Splunk DB Connect was released on July 25, 2024.

New and changed features

3.18.5
  • Moved checkpoint migration from the input execution phase to the startup phase.

  • Added fail-safe handling for errors encountered while fetching Splunk Modular Input information during migration.

3.18.4

Version 3.18.4 of Splunk DB Connect contains the following new or changed features:

  • Fixed the error: "Unrecognized connection property CONNECTION_TYPE" that occurred during database connection initialization.
  • Added the ability to configure socket and stdin timeouts for dbxquery directly from the UI in Configuration > Settings > General
  • Addressed multiple security vulnerabilities to improve overall system stability and safety.
  • Introduced support for connecting to Snowflake using OAuth Authorization Code. A new identity type, named OAuth Provider, has been added for this purpose. To enable, ensure TLS/SSL is enabled in Splunk Web.

3.18.2

Version 3.18.2 of Splunk DB Connect contains the following new or changed features:

  • Fixes for HTTP Event Collector (HEC) configuration in Splunk Cloud Platform deployments.
  • Enhancements for bulk actions for inputs.
  • Input logs now appear in 24-hour format.

3.18.0

Version 3.18.0 of Splunk DB Connect contains the following new or changed features:

  • Support encrypted format in the connection properties.
  • Default connection type for Google BigQuery. It requires downloading and setting up the Simba JDBC Driver.
  • Identity as optional. It allows us to create a connection without identity.
  • Add enable/disable as a bulk action. Removed create and edit as bulk action.
  • Display error details when the task server fails to start.
  • Show only input templates associated with the selected connections.
  • Add description to the input templates.
  • Inputs templates for Snowflake.
  • Sort connection types alphabetically.
  • Bug fixes in Python logger configuration.
  • Documentation update on how to configure a connection to Google BigQuery.
  • Documentation update on how to scale DB Connect to support large amounts of inputs.

Fixed issues

3.18.6

Fixed encryption issues affecting HashiCorp and CyberArk credentials.

3.18.4

Version 3.18.4 of Splunk DB Connect fixes the following issues. If no issues appear below, no issues have yet been fixed.

3.18.2

Version 3.18.2 of Splunk DB Connect fixes the following issues. If no issues appear below, no issues have yet been fixed.

3.18.0

Version 3.18.0 of Splunk DB Connect fixes the following issues. If no issues appear below, no issues have yet been fixed.

Known issues

3.18.4

Version 3.18.4 of Splunk DB Connect contains the following known issues. If no issues appear below, no issues have yet been reported.

3.18.2

Version 3.18.2 of Splunk DB Connect contains the following known issues. If no issues appear below, no issues have yet been reported.

3.18.0

Version 3.18.0 of Splunk DB Connect contains the following known issues. If no issues appear below, no issues have yet been reported.

Date filled Issue numberDescription
2024-08-21DBX-5855, DBX-5862Inputs page does not load. Workaround:Upgrade to Splunk DB Connect 3.18.1 or higher.

Third-party software attributions

Version 3.18.4

Some of the components included in this add-on are licensed under free or open source licenses. We wish to thank the contributors to those projects.

A complete listing of third-party software information for this add-on is available as a Document file for download Splunk DB Connect third-party software credits.

Version 3.18.2

Some of the components included in this add-on are licensed under free or open source licenses. We wish to thank the contributors to those projects.

A complete listing of third-party software information for this add-on is available as a Document file for download: Splunk DB Connect third-party software credits.

Version 3.18.0

Some of the components included in this add-on are licensed under free or open source licenses. We wish to thank the contributors to those projects.

A complete listing of third-party software information for this add-on is available as a Document file for download: Splunk DB Connect third-party software credits.