CVE-2026-20240
20.05.2026, 18:16
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.Enginsight
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.
| Vendor | Product | Version | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| splunk | splunk | 10.2 ≤ 𝑥 < 10.2.2 | CNA |
| splunk | splunk | 10.0 ≤ 𝑥 < 10.0.5 | CNA |
| splunk | splunk | 9.4 ≤ 𝑥 < 9.4.11 | CNA |
| splunk | splunk | 9.3 ≤ 𝑥 < 9.3.12 | CNA |
| splunk | splunk | 10.4.2603 ≤ 𝑥 < 10.4.2603.1 | CNA |
| splunk | splunk | 10.3.2512 ≤ 𝑥 < 10.3.2512.9 | CNA |
| splunk | splunk | 10.2.2510 ≤ 𝑥 < 10.2.2510.11 | CNA |
| splunk | splunk | 10.1.2507 ≤ 𝑥 < 10.1.2507.21 | CNA |
| splunk | splunk | 10.0.2503 ≤ 𝑥 < 10.0.2503.13 | CNA |
| splunk | splunk | 9.3.2411 ≤ 𝑥 < 9.3.2411.129 | CNA |
Common Weakness Enumeration