CVE-2026-20164Sensitive Information Disclosure through Improper Access Control in Splunk Enterprise
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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.
- CVSS
- 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-200
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- cisco
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Mar 12, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Splunk Splunk Enterprise splunk:enterprise (from the name) | from 10.0 before 10.0.3; from 9.4 before 9.4.9; from 9.3 before 9.3.10 | CNA record |
Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform splunk:cloud_platform (from the name) | from 10.2.2510 before 10.2.2510.5; from 10.1.2507 before 10.1.2507.16; from 10.0.2503 before 10.0.2503.11; from 9.3.2411 before 9.3.2411.123 | CNA record |
splunk splunk splunk:splunk | from 9.3.0 before 9.3.10; from 9.4.0 before 9.4.9; from 10.0.0 before 10.0.3 | NVD |
splunk splunk_cloud_platform splunk:splunk_cloud_platform | from 9.3.2411 before 9.3.2411.123; from 10.0.2503 before 10.0.2503.11; from 10.1.2507 before 10.1.2507.16; from 10.2.2510 before 10.2.2510.5 | NVD |
References
- https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0303vendor-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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