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CVE-2026-20297NVD
Vulnerability Summary
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 v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.2 (HIGH)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
Affected & Patched Versions
- Splunk Splunk >= 9.3.0 and < 9.3.14
- Splunk Splunk >= 9.4.0 and < 9.4.13
- Splunk Splunk >= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.8
- Splunk Splunk >= 10.2.0 and < 10.2.5
- Splunk Splunk
- Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform >= 10.1.2507 and < 10.1.2507.24
- Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform >= 10.2.2510 and < 10.2.2510.18
- Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform >= 10.4.2604 and < 10.4.2604.6
- Splunk Splunk 9.3.14
- Splunk Splunk 9.4.13
- Splunk Splunk 10.0.8
- Splunk Splunk 10.2.5
- Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform 10.1.2507.24
- Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform 10.2.2510.18
- Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform 10.4.2604.6