Splunk® Add-on for Windows

Deploy and Use the Splunk Add-on for Windows

Release notes for the Splunk Add-on for Windows

The latest version of documentation for this product can be found in the Splunk Supported Add-ons manual.

Version 8.1.2 of the Splunk Add-on for Windows was released on April 18, 2021.

The Splunk Add-on for Windows 5.0.0 introduced breaking changes. If you are upgrading from a version of the Splunk Add-on for Windows that is earlier than 5.0.0, you must follow the steps outlined in Upgrade the Splunk Add-on for Windows. Failure to do so can result in data loss.

The Splunk Add-on for Windows DNS version 1.0.1 and the Splunk Add-on for Windows Active Directory version 1.0.0 are not supported when installed alongside the Splunk Add-on for Windows versions 6.0.0 and above. The Splunk Add-on for Windows versions 6.0.0 and above includes the Splunk Add-on for Windows DNS and the Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Active Directory.

Compatibility

Version 8.1.2 of the Splunk Add-on for Windows is compatible with the following software, CIM versions, and platforms:

Splunk platform versions 7.3.x, 8.0.x, 8.1.x
CIM 4.15 and later
Platform Windows
Vendor Products Windows 2019, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012/2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Windows DNS Server

New or changed features

Version 8.1.2 of the Splunk Add-on for Windows has the following new or changed features:

  • Updated Common Information Model (CIM) field mapping for Windows Event ID 4688
  • Fixed the version value in app.conf

The latest version of the Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Windows introduced Common Information Model (CIM) and field mapping changes to its sourcetypes. See the Common Information Model and Field Mapping Changes for the Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Windows topic in the Reference chapter in this manual for information on changes to the mapping of this information.

Field Changes

Version 8.1.2 of the Splunk Add-on for Windows introduces field changes to the WinEventLog:Security and XmlWinEventLog:Security sourcetypes. See the following table for information in field changes:

Sourcetype EventCode Fields added Fields removed Fields modified
WinEventLog:Security 4688 new_process_name

parent_process_id
parent_process_path
process_command_line_arguments
process_command_line_process
process_exec
process_path

N/A action

process
process_name
user

XmlWinEventLog:Security 4688 Process_Command_Line

new_process
new_process_id
new_process_name
parent_process_id
parent_process_path
process_command_line_arguments
process_command_line_process
process_exec
process_path

N/A action

process
process_id
process_name
user


Sample values for modified sourcetypes

The following tables display the field changes for the WinEventLog:Security and XmlWinEventLog:Security sourcetypes.


WinEventLog:Security sourcetype field changes

Field changes for the WinEventLog:Security sourcetype.

Field modified Sample Value for Modified fields in 8.1.1 Sample Value for Modified fields in 8.1.2
action
success
allowed
process
splunk-powershell.exe --ps2
C:\opt\splunk\bin\splunk-powershell.exe --ps2
process_name
C:\opt\splunk\bin\splunk-optimize.exe
splunk-optimize.exe
user
-
WIN-7K2KTN5JGVD$

XmlWinEventLog:Security sourcetype field changes

Field changes for the XmlWinEventLog:Security sourcetype.


Field modified Sample Value for Modified fields in 8.1.1 Sample Value for Modified fields in 8.1.2
action
success
allowed
process
splunk-powershell.exe --ps2
C:\opt\splunk\bin\splunk-powershell.exe --ps2
process_id
-
0x15b8
process_name
C:\opt\splunk\bin\splunk-optimize.exe
splunk-optimize.exe
user
-
WIN-7K2KTN5JGVD$

Fixed Issues

Version 8.1.2 of the Splunk Add-on for Windows fixes the following issues:


Date resolved Issue number Description
2021-04-12 ADDON-33024 Version 8.1.1 of the Splunk Add-on for Windows bad version value in app.conf
2021-03-23 ADDON-34637 Fix Common Information Model (CIM) field mapping for Windows Event ID 4688

Known Issues

Version 8.1.2 of the Splunk Add-on for Windows contains the following known issues. If no issues appear below, no issues have yet been reported:


Date filed Issue number Description
2021-08-23 ADDON-40890 'KV_for_Domain' transforms regex in "Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Windows" is incorrect
2021-08-16 ADDON-40674 SubjectDomainName is not extracted from windows events
2021-03-04 ADDON-34640 Windows TA: eventtype endpoint_services_processes is too broad.
Last modified on 06 November, 2023
Sourcetypes for the Splunk Add-on for Windows   Hardware and software requirements for the Splunk Add-on for Windows

This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Add-on for Windows: 8.1.2


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