CVE-2026-20297

high Splunk
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.5%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 61% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: July 15, 2026 (53 days ago)
Last Modified: July 24, 2026
Vendor: Splunk
Source: NVD

Description

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.

CWE

CWE-22

Affected Products

splunk splunksplunk splunk cloud platform

References

🔗 advisory.splunk.com