CVE-2026-20297

Published Jul 15, 2026

Last updated 7 days ago

CVSS high 7.2
Splunk

Overview

Description
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.
Source
psirt@cisco.com
NVD status
Undergoing Analysis

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
7.2
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
1.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

psirt@cisco.com
CWE-22

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

  1. Warning: #Splunk has released patches for critical vulnerabilities in Splunk Enterprise, including a #CSRF flaw (CVE-2026-20296, CVSS 8.3) allowing privileged SPL execution, and a path traversal bug (CVE-2026-20297, CVSS 7.2). https://t.co/89HvDtl3Rv #Patch #Patch #Patch

    @CCBalert

    16 Jul 2026

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  2. Splunk has patched critical vulnerabilities in its Enterprise and Cloud Platform, including CVE-2026-20296, CVE-2026-20297, and CVE-2026-20298. Users should update to versions 10.4.1, 10.2.5, 10.0.8, 9.4.13, or later to mitigate these security risks. #Splunk #CyberSecurity https

    @dailytechonx

    16 Jul 2026

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  3. Splunk patched three Splunk Enterprise vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-20296 CSRF, CVE-2026-20297 path traversal, and CVE-2026-20298 credential exposure. #Splunk #CVE202620296 #CSRF #Vulnerability #InfoSec https://t.co/7CTU3nXz5t

    @Daily_CyberSec

    16 Jul 2026

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Related CVEs

  1. In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.1, 10.2.5, 10.0.8, and 9.4.13, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.5.2605.0, 10.4.2604.7, 10.3.2512.16, 10.2.2510.18, and 10.1.2507.24, an attacker could trick a user that holds a role with the `list_deployment_server` capability into running arbitrary Search Processing Language (SPL) searches on their behalf as `splunk-system-user`, allowing for access to stored credentials and indexed data.<br><br>The vulnerability is possible because Deployment Server endpoints in Splunk Web do not validate Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) tokens on GET requests, and caller-supplied input is not correctly neutralized before it is placed into an SPL search.•CVE-2026-20296
  2. In Splunk AI Toolkit versions below 5.7.4, a user who holds the "admin" Splunk role could execute arbitrary OS commands on the host running the Splunk Enterprise instance. The vulnerability is possible because of an unsafe shell execution pattern in the btool configuration helper, which constructs OS command strings from dynamic parameters without disabling shell interpretation.•CVE-2026-20266
  3. In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.4, 10.0.7, 9.4.12, and 9.3.13, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.3.2512.11, 10.2.2510.15, 10.1.2507.23, and 9.3.2411.132, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could store a malicious script in a classic dashboard HTML panel, causing unauthorized JavaScript code to execute in the browser of another user. The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The low-privileged user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.•CVE-2026-20258
  4. In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.4 and 10.0.7, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2604.0, 10.3.2512.12, 10.2.2510.15, 10.1.2507.23, 10.0.2503.14, and 9.3.2411.131, a user who holds a Splunk role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_saved_search_owner` could reassign saved search ownership to users outside their authorized scope. The ownership reassignment endpoint lacks access control.•CVE-2026-20259
  5. In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.4, 10.0.7, 9.4.12, and 9.3.13, Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.3.2512.12, 10.2.2510.14, 10.1.2507.22, and 9.3.2411.132, and Splunk Secure Gateway versions below 3.10.6, 3.9.20, and 3.8.67, a low-privileged user that does not hold the 'admin' or 'power' Splunk roles could perform a Remote Code Execution (RCE) through the Splunk Secure Gateway app.<br><br>The Remote Code Execution is possible because of unsafe deserialization of App Key Value Store (KV Store) data through the ‘jsonpickle’ Python library, which reconstructs arbitrary Python objects from specially crafted JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) without adequate validation.•CVE-2026-20251

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.