CVE-2026-20297
EUVD-2026-4473615.07.2026, 18:16
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.
Affected Products (NVD)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| splunk | splunk | 9.3.0 ≤ 𝑥 < 9.3.14 |
| splunk | splunk | 9.4.0 ≤ 𝑥 < 9.4.13 |
| splunk | splunk | 10.0.0 ≤ 𝑥 < 10.0.8 |
| splunk | splunk | 10.2.0 ≤ 𝑥 < 10.2.5 |
| splunk | splunk | 10.4.0 |
| splunk | splunk_cloud_platform | 10.1.2507 ≤ 𝑥 < 10.1.2507.24 |
| splunk | splunk_cloud_platform | 10.2.2510 ≤ 𝑥 < 10.2.2510.18 |
| splunk | splunk_cloud_platform | 10.4.2604 ≤ 𝑥 < 10.4.2604.6 |
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions