CVE-2026-20259

Improper Access Control in Splunk Enterprise

Published Jun 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.4 and 10.0.7, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2604.0, 10.3.2512.12, 10.2.2510.15, 10.1.2507.23, 10.0.2503.14, and 9.3.2411.131, a user who holds a Splunk role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_saved_search_owner` could reassign saved search ownership to users outside their authorized scope. The ownership reassignment endpoint lacks access control.

Remediation

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Metrics ssvc

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

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First Time appeared Splunk splunk
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Splunk splunk
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First Time appeared Splunk
Splunk splunk Cloud Platform
Splunk splunk Enterprise
Vendors & Products Splunk
Splunk splunk Cloud Platform
Splunk splunk Enterprise
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Description In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.4 and 10.0.7, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2604.0, 10.3.2512.12, 10.2.2510.15, 10.1.2507.23, 10.0.2503.14, and 9.3.2411.131, a user who holds a Splunk role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_saved_search_owner` could reassign saved search ownership to users outside their authorized scope. The ownership reassignment endpoint lacks access control.
Title Improper Access Control in Splunk Enterprise
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Jun 10, 2026, 6:24 PM
Reserved
Oct 8, 2025, 11:59 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 10, 2026, 6:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:17 AM