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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.5 Medium

CVE-2026-20164

Sensitive Information Disclosure through Improper Access Control in Splunk Enterprise

Description

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Splunk Splunk Enterprise

  • 10.0 to < 10.0.3affected
  • 9.4 to < 9.4.9affected
  • 9.3 to < 9.3.10affected

Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform

  • 10.2.2510 to < 10.2.2510.5affected
  • 10.1.2507 to < 10.1.2507.16affected
  • 10.0.2503 to < 10.0.2503.11affected
  • 9.3.2411 to < 9.3.2411.123affected

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