CVE-2026-20297

EUVD-2026-44736
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.
Path Traversal
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.2 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 44.89%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
splunksplunk
9.3.0 ≤
𝑥
< 9.3.14
splunksplunk
9.4.0 ≤
𝑥
< 9.4.13
splunksplunk
10.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 10.0.8
splunksplunk
10.2.0 ≤
𝑥
< 10.2.5
splunksplunk
10.4.0
splunksplunk_cloud_platform
10.1.2507 ≤
𝑥
< 10.1.2507.24
splunksplunk_cloud_platform
10.2.2510 ≤
𝑥
< 10.2.2510.18
splunksplunk_cloud_platform
10.4.2604 ≤
𝑥
< 10.4.2604.6
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions