CVE-2026-20266

OS Command Injection in the btool Configuration Helper in Splunk AI Toolkit

Published Jun 17, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.1 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Splunk AI Toolkit versions below 5.7.4, a user who holds the "admin" Splunk role could execute arbitrary OS commands on the host running the Splunk Enterprise instance.

The vulnerability is possible because of an unsafe shell execution pattern in the btool configuration helper, which constructs OS command strings from dynamic parameters without disabling shell interpretation.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Splunk
Splunk splunk Ai Toolkit
Vendors & Products Splunk
Splunk splunk Ai Toolkit
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In Splunk AI Toolkit versions below 5.7.4, a user who holds the "admin" Splunk role could execute arbitrary OS commands on the host running the Splunk Enterprise instance. The vulnerability is possible because of an unsafe shell execution pattern in the btool configuration helper, which constructs OS command strings from dynamic parameters without disabling shell interpretation.
Title OS Command Injection in the btool Configuration Helper in Splunk AI Toolkit
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 PM
Reserved
Oct 8, 2025, 11:59 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 17, 2026, 6:17 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 11:10 AM