CVE-2026-20162

Published Mar 11, 2026

Last updated 23 days ago

Overview

Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.3, 9.4.9, and 9.3.9, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.4, 10.1.2507.15, 10.0.2503.11, and 9.3.2411.123, a low-privileged user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could craft a malicious payload when creating a View (Settings - User Interface - Views) at the `/manager/launcher/data/ui/views/_new` endpoint leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through a path traversal vulnerability. This could result in execution of unauthorized JavaScript code in the browser of a user. The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.
Source
psirt@cisco.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
splunk, splunk_cloud_platform

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
6.3
Impact score
4.2
Exploitability score
2.1
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

psirt@cisco.com
CWE-79
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CWE-79

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.