CVE-2026-20297

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.57% (47th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

38 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.2

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–7.2

v3.17.2highAV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 1.2 · impact 5.9

v3.16.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · NCSC-NL NL

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-22USCWE-22USCWE-22US

affected products (38)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Splunk Splunk Enterprise <10.0.8all versionscert_bundDE
Splunk Splunk Enterprise <10.2.5all versionscert_bundDE
Splunk Splunk Enterprise <10.4.1all versionscert_bundDE
Splunk Splunk Enterprise <9.3.14all versionscert_bundDE
Splunk Splunk Enterprise <9.4.13all versionscert_bundDE
Splunk Splunk Enterprise< 10.0.8cert_bundDE
Splunk Splunk Enterprise< 10.2.5cert_bundDE
Splunk Splunk Enterprise< 10.4.1cert_bundDE
Splunk Splunk Enterprise< 9.3.14cert_bundDE
Splunk Splunk Enterprise< 9.4.13cert_bundDE
Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform10.1.2507 → 10.1.2507.24enisa_euvdEU
Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform10.2.2510 → 10.2.2510.18enisa_euvdEU
Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform10.4.2604 → 10.4.2604.6enisa_euvdEU
Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform10.5.2605 → 10.5.2605.0enisa_euvdEU
Splunk Splunk Enterprise10.0 → 10.0.8enisa_euvdEU
Splunk Splunk Enterprise10.2 → 10.2.5enisa_euvdEU
Splunk Splunk Enterprise10.4 → 10.4.1enisa_euvdEU
Splunk Splunk Enterprise9.3 → 9.3.14enisa_euvdEU
Splunk Splunk Enterprise9.4 → 9.4.13enisa_euvdEU
Splunk Inc. Splunk Cloud Platform≤ 10.1.2507.24fstec_bduRU

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2026-0247Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Splunk Enterprise en Splunk Cloud PlatformNL2026-07-17csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Splunk heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Splunk Enterprise en Splunk Cloud Platform.
WID-SEC-W-2026-2370Splunk Splunk Enterprise: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-07-15csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Splunk Splunk Enterprise ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren und vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund ncsc_nl NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-07-15modified 2026-08-10

references (3)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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