CVE-2026-20164

Sensitive Information Disclosure through Improper Access Control in Splunk Enterprise

Published Mar 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Splunk splunk
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Splunk splunk
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Splunk
Splunk splunk Cloud Platform
Splunk splunk Enterprise
Vendors & Products Splunk
Splunk splunk Cloud Platform
Splunk splunk Enterprise
Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Sensitive Information Disclosure through Improper Access Control in Splunk Enterprise
Weaknesses CWE-200
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Mar 12, 2026, 4:19 PM
Reserved
Oct 8, 2025, 11:59 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 11, 2026, 5:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:17 AM