CVE-2026-20202

Improper Input Validation during User Account Creation in Splunk Enterprise

Published Apr 15, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.2, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.6, 10.2.2510.10, 10.1.2507.20, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a user who holds a role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_user`could create a specially crafted username that includes a null byte or a non-UTF-8 percent-encoded byte due to improper input validation.<br><br>This could lead to inconsistent conversion of usernames into a proper format for storage and account management inconsistencies, such as being unable to edit or delete affected users.

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
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
Metrics ssvc

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

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Description In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.2, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.6, 10.2.2510.10, 10.1.2507.20, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a user who holds a role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_user`could create a specially crafted username that includes a null byte or a non-UTF-8 percent-encoded byte due to improper input validation.<br><br>This could lead to inconsistent conversion of usernames into a proper format for storage and account management inconsistencies, such as being unable to edit or delete affected users.
Title Improper Input Validation during User Account Creation in Splunk Enterprise
Weaknesses CWE-176
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Apr 16, 2026, 3:55 AM
Reserved
Oct 8, 2025, 11:59 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 15, 2026, 4:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 PM