VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-20164

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.24%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-03-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.3, 9.4.9, and 9.3.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.5, 10.1.2507.16, 10.0.2503.11, and 9.3.2411.123, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could access the `/splunkd/__raw/servicesNS/-/-/configs/conf-passwords` REST API endpoint, which exposes the hashed or plaintext password values that are stored in the passwords.conf configuration file due to improper access control. This vulnerability could allow for the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive credentials.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@cisco.com: CWE-200
  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-200

Primary references