Agent Resolved Issues

Note:

Refer to the Agent Enhancements section of the release notes for general product updates and library changes. For security alerts requiring manual intervention (primarily for on-premises deployments), visit the Splunk Security Advisory portal.

Key Product Summary Severity Level Affected Version(s) Release Version Release Date
SIM-10447 Machine Agent Process state could be associated with the wrong process when the operating system reused a process ID (PID) across collection intervals. Medium 26.1.0 26.8.0 September 9, 2026
SIM-10598 Machine Agent Periodic extension execution could fall out of phase with the Controller's one-minute metric buckets, producing an empty bucket followed by two samples in the next bucket. Medium 26.4.0 26.8.0 September 9, 2026
SIM-10622 Machine Agent In Cluster Agent Helm deployments, values configured under infraViz.propertyBag were not passed to the Machine Agent. Medium 26.6.0 26.8.0 September 9, 2026
SIM-10636 Machine Agent Files for the bundled OTel Collector could be installed with root ownership when the Machine Agent RPM package was used. Medium 26.4.1 26.8.0 September 9, 2026
SIM-10653 Machine Agent A blank application-name value in controller-info.xml could cause Machine Agent registration errors and HTTP 500 responses. Low 26.4.1 26.8.0 September 9, 2026
SIM-10662 Machine Agent PID-level metrics for frequently restarted Docker processes could create excessive unique metric paths and increase Controller load. Medium 26.4.1 26.8.0 September 9, 2026
SIM-10735 Machine Agent A Linux RPM installation could enable the bundled splunk-otel-collector.service without explicit customer opt-in. Medium 26.3.0-26.7.x 26.8.0 September 9, 2026