CVE-2026-20164
Sensitive Information Disclosure through Improper Access Control in Splunk Enterprise
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-200 |
| Vendor | splunk |
| Product | splunk enterprise |
| Published | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Mar 12, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
Splunk / Splunk Enterprise
10.0 < 10.0.3 9.4 < 9.4.9 9.3 < 9.3.10
Splunk / Splunk Cloud Platform
10.2.2510 < 10.2.2510.5 10.1.2507 < 10.1.2507.16 10.0.2503 < 10.0.2503.11 9.3.2411 < 9.3.2411.123
References
Credits
Alex Hordijk (hordalex)