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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.1 High

CVE-2026-20240

Denial of Service through coldToFrozen.sh Script in Splunk Enterprise

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.2, 10.0.5, 9.4.11, and 9.3.12, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.1, 10.3.2512.9, 10.2.2510.11, 10.1.2507.21, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.129, a low-privileged user that does not hold the ‘admin’ or ‘power’ Splunk roles could cause a Denial of Service by exploiting the `coldToFrozen.sh` script in the `splunk_archiver` app to rename critical Splunk directories, making the instance non-functional.<br><br>The Denial of Service is possible because of missing input validation in the `coldToFrozen.sh` script, which accepts arbitrary file paths and renames them without restricting operations to safe directories.

Affected products

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

Splunk Splunk Enterprise

  • 10.2 to < 10.2.2affected
  • 10.0 to < 10.0.5affected
  • 9.4 to < 9.4.11affected
  • 9.3 to < 9.3.12affected

Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform

  • 10.4.2603 to < 10.4.2603.1affected
  • 10.3.2512 to < 10.3.2512.9affected
  • 10.2.2510 to < 10.2.2510.11affected
  • 10.1.2507 to < 10.1.2507.21affected
  • 10.0.2503 to < 10.0.2503.13affected
  • 9.3.2411 to < 9.3.2411.129affected

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