CVE-2026-20297

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.1, 10.2.5, 10.0.8, 9.4.13, and 9.3.14, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.5.2605.0, 10.4.2604.6, 10.2.2510.18, and 10.1.2507.24, a user who holds a role that contains the edit_local_apps and install_apps capabilities could cause a legitimate app installation to write files outside the intended app directory, into $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/ and its subdirectories.<br><br>The vulnerability is caused by a path traversal in the app installation workflow, which does not restrict the installation path to the intended app directory.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
SplunkSplunk Enterprise10.4 < 10.4.1affected
SplunkSplunk Enterprise10.2 < 10.2.5affected
SplunkSplunk Enterprise10.0 < 10.0.8affected
SplunkSplunk Enterprise9.4 < 9.4.13affected
SplunkSplunk Enterprise9.3 < 9.3.14affected
SplunkSplunk Cloud Platform10.5.2605 < 10.5.2605.0affected
SplunkSplunk Cloud Platform10.4.2604 < 10.4.2604.6affected
SplunkSplunk Cloud Platform10.2.2510 < 10.2.2510.18affected
SplunkSplunk Cloud Platform10.1.2507 < 10.1.2507.24affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-22: The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

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

References