CVE-2026-20164
Sensitive Information Disclosure through Improper Access Control in Splunk Enterprise
MEDIUM 6.5
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.24 % · percentile 15 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- cisco
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.3, 9.4.9, and 9.3.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.5, 10.1.2507.16, 10.0.2503.11, and 9.3.2411.123, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could access the `/splunkd/__raw/servicesNS/-/-/configs/conf-passwords` REST API endpoint, which exposes the hashed or plaintext password values that are stored in the passwords.conf configuration file due to improper access control. This vulnerability could allow for the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive credentials.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | cisco |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | NVD · psirt@cisco.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-11230
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-20164
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0281 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Splunk · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*≥ 9.3.0 < 9.3.10cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*≥ 9.4.0 < 9.4.9cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*≥ 10.0.0 < 10.0.3cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 9.3.2411 < 9.3.2411.123cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 10.0.2503 < 10.0.2503.11cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 10.1.2507 < 10.1.2507.16cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 10.2.2510 < 10.2.2510.5
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Splunk · Splunk Enterprise | affected 10.0 < 10.0.3 ; affected 9.4 < 9.4.9 ; affected 9.3 < 9.3.10 |
| Splunk · Splunk Cloud Platform | affected 10.2.2510 < 10.2.2510.5 ; affected 10.1.2507 < 10.1.2507.16 ; affected 10.0.2503 < 10.0.2503.11 ; affected 9.3.2411 < 9.3.2411.123 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |