CVE-2026-20163

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.4, 9.4.9, and 9.3.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.5, 10.0.2503.12, 10.1.2507.16, and 9.3.2411.124, a user who holds a role that contains the high-privilege capability edit_cmd could execute arbitrary shell commands using the unarchive_cmd parameter for the /splunkd/__upload/indexing/preview REST endpoint.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
SplunkSplunk Enterprise10.0 < 10.0.4affected
SplunkSplunk Enterprise9.4 < 9.4.9affected
SplunkSplunk Enterprise9.3 < 9.3.10affected
SplunkSplunk Cloud Platform10.2.2510 < 10.2.2510.5affected
SplunkSplunk Cloud Platform10.0.2503 < 10.0.2503.12affected
SplunkSplunk Cloud Platform10.1.2507 < 10.1.2507.16affected
SplunkSplunk Cloud Platform9.3.2411 < 9.3.2411.124affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-77: The software constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References