Access Control Issue in Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform
CVE-2026-20164

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Splunk
Status
Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Cloud Platform
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 March 2026

What is CVE-2026-20164?

In Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform, a flaw exists in certain versions that allows a low-privileged user to access sensitive endpoints. Specifically, users without 'admin' or 'power' roles can retrieve hashed or plaintext password values stored in the passwords.conf configuration file via the REST API. This access control weakness poses risks for unauthorized disclosure of sensitive credentials, potentially compromising the security of systems relying on these products.

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Affected Version(s)

Splunk Cloud Platform 10.2.2510 < 10.2.2510.5

Splunk Cloud Platform 10.1.2507 < 10.1.2507.16

Splunk Cloud Platform 10.0.2503 < 10.0.2503.11

References

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0303

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Alex Hordijk (hordalex)
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