Release notes for the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on

Version 6.0.4 of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on was released on April 30, 2025 and contains only backend improvements for cross-platform synchronization.

Version 6.0.3 of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on was released on March 24, 2025 and contains only backend improvements for cross-platform synchronization.

Version 6.0.2 of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on was released on January 16, 2025 and contains only backend improvements for cross-platform synchronization.

Version 6.0.1 of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on was released on December 5, 2024 and contains only backend improvements for cross-platform synchronization.

Version 6.0.0 of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on was released on November 1, 2024 and contains only backend improvements for cross-platform synchronization.

New features or enhancements

Version 6.0.4 of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on includes no new features.

Version 6.0.3 of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on includes no new features.

Version 6.0.2 of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on includes no new features.

Version 6.0.1 of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on includes no new features.

Version 6.0.0 of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on includes no new features.

Upgrade requirements

Splunk platform version Upgrade activity
8.0.x or later If you apply custom tags to data mapped to CIM data models and you use these tags in searches and search filters, add these tags to the allowlists for those models. See Set up the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on for details about the tags allow list field.

Compatibility

Version 5.0.x and higher of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on requires Splunk platform version 8.0.x or later. Some workarounds, such as the datamodels spec workaround for tags_allowlist and poll_buckets, are no longer available in version 7.0.x and later. This might lead to btool check warnings at startup.

Fixed issues

Version 6.0.4

This version of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on fixes the following issues. If this section is empty, this release has no reported fixed issues.
Date resolvedIssue numberDescription
2025-03-18CIM-1338Adaptive response relay is unable connect to the cloud search head.
This version of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on fixes the following issues. If this section is empty, this release has no reported fixed issues.
Date resolvedIssue numberDescription
2025-02-19CIM-1212, CIM-1193Update data model: Add prescribed value <code>failure</code> to the cim field <code>status</code>.
2025-02-19CIM-1240Network Resolution Data model: Correct the list of prescribed values for the <code>record_type</code> field.
This version of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on fixes the following issues. If this section is empty, this release has no reported fixed issues.
Date resolved Issue number Description
2024-12-19CIM-1300CIM configuration issue: After upgrading to CIM 6.0.0, link to edit index filtering macros is broken.
This version of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on introduces several enhancements and bug fixes to improve performance and reliability.
Date resolvedIssue numberDescription
2024-11-12CIM-1272DLP Data Model: Incidents category field is evaluated incorrectly
This version of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on fixes the following issues. If this section is empty, this release has no reported fixed issues.
Date resolvedIssue numberDescription
2025-01-13CIM-1316, CIM-1264CIM 5.3.3 - Vulnerability fix: Session Key stored cam_queue lookup in clear text.
2024-10-31CIM-1264, CIM-1258, CIM-1316Vulnerability fix: Session Key stored cam_queue lookup in clear text.
2024-09-03CIM-1269Biased language fixed within CIM Setup UI Labels.
2024-09-03CIM-1275CIM Setup - Improve UI message for DMA index filtering.
2024-08-20CIM-1253"action" field is updated unexpectedly in audit events when search string contains specified strings.
2024-07-11CIM-1225The Authentication DM needs a Session ID to enable ES use cases.
2024-07-08CIM-1224CIM field "protocol_version" should have description saying that it should be in lower case.
2024-07-08CIM-1156Description of the cim field "power" needs correction in the Performance.json.
2024-07-03CIM-1177Correct the description of the signature cim field in the Intrusion Detection DM .json.
2024-06-10CIM-1069Network sessions actions field prescribed values don't cleanly match the traffic.
2024-05-14CIM-1100"Launch Home" hyperlink from Splunk SA_CIM incorrectly opens other random apps.

Known issues

Version 6.0.4

This version of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on has the following reported known issues. If this section is empty, this release has no reported known issues.
Date filedIssue numberDescription
2024-11-05CIM-1295CIM configuration issue: Unable to render CIM Setup (setup.xml) on Cloud search head cluster deploymentsWorkaround:Users can manually navigate to the CIM set up page using the following link:

{{http://<splunk-host>/en-US/app/Splunk_SA_CIM/cim_setup}}

This version of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on has the following reported known issues. If this section is empty, this release has no reported known issues.

This version of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on has the following reported known issues. If this section is empty, this release has no reported known issues.
Date filedIssue numberDescription
2024-11-05CIM-1295CIM configuration issue: Unable to render CIM Setup (setup.xml) on Cloud search head cluster deploymentsWorkaround:Users can manually navigate to the CIM set up page using the following link:

{{http://<splunk-host>/en-US/app/Splunk_SA_CIM/cim_setup}}

This version of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on has the following reported known issues. If this section is empty, this release has no reported known issues.
Date filedIssue numberDescription
2024-11-15CIM-1300CIM configuration issue: After upgrading to CIM 6.0.0, link to edit index filtering macros is broken.Workaround:The CIM app must be configured using the CIM Setup page using the following instructions prior to accessing other app related pages:
  • Navigate to the *CIM Setup* page.
  • Select the *Save* button.
  • You can access the edit index allowlist macro link within the *CIM Setup* page.
  • You can access the index allowlist macros using Splunk Manager pages.
2024-11-05CIM-1295CIM configuration issue: Unable to render CIM Setup (setup.xml) on Cloud search head cluster deploymentsWorkaround:Users can manually navigate to the CIM set up page using the following link: {{http://<splunk-host>/en-US/app/Splunk_SA_CIM/cim_setup}}
This version of the Splunk Common Information Model Add-on has the following reported known issues. If this section is empty, this release has no reported known issues.
Date filedIssue numberDescription
2024-11-15CIM-1300CIM configuration issue: After upgrading to CIM 6.0.0, link to edit index filtering macros is broken.Workaround:The CIM app must be configured using the CIM Setup page using the following instructions prior to accessing other app related pages:
  • Navigate to the *CIM Setup* page.
  • Select the *Save* button.
  • You can access the edit index allowlist macro link within the *CIM Setup* page.
  • You can access the index allowlist macros using Splunk Manager pages.
2024-11-05CIM-1295CIM configuration issue: Unable to render CIM Setup (setup.xml) on Cloud search head cluster deploymentsWorkaround:Users can manually navigate to the CIM set up page using the following link:

{{http://<splunk-host>/en-US/app/Splunk_SA_CIM/cim_setup}}

2024-08-29CIM-1272DLP Data Model - Incidents category field evaluates incorrectly
2024-02-15CIM-1212, CIM-1193"Update" datamodel: add prescribed value "failure" to the cim field "status"
2023-04-03CIM-1278Entity Zones are rarely available in ESS and ESCU's default correlation search. Workaround: Clone the correlation search that has a tstats or stats command, provided by the ESCU or ESS you wish to enable and edit the search so that the zone information (e.g., cim_entity_zone field) remains in the search results.
2022-11-28CIM-1128, SOLNESS-33830The parent_process_name field is not extracted correctly when events with data model are searched.

Deprecated or removed features

As of version 6.0.4:
  • N/A
As of version 6.0.3:
  • N/A

As of version 6.0.2:

  • N/A

As of version 6.0.1:

  • N/A

As of version 6.0.0:

  • N/A

As of version 5.3.3:

  • N/A

As of version 5.3.2:

  • N/A

As of version 5.3.1:

  • N/A

As of version 5.2.0:

  • N/A

As of version 5.1.1:

  • N/A

As of version 5.1.0:

  • N/A

As of version 5.0.1:

  • N/A

As of version 5.0.0:

  • N/A

As of version 4.20.2:

  • N/A

As of version 4.20.0:

  • N/A

As of version 4.19.0:

  • N/A

As of version 4.18.0:

  • The body field is deprecated in favor of the description field in the Alerts data model and will be removed in a future version.
  • The subject field is deprecated in favor of the signature field in the Alerts data model and will be removed in a future version.

As of version 4.15.0:

  • The Predictive Analytics dashboard is removed in favor of Machine Learning Toolkit functionality.

As of version 4.14.0:

  • The Predictive Analytics dashboard is deprecated in favor of Machine Learning Toolkit functionality and will be removed in a future version.

As of version 4.13.0:

  • N/A

Third-party software attributions

The Splunk Common Information Model Add-on does not incorporate any third-party software or libraries.