CVE-2026-20163 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform that allows an authenticated user with the `edit_cmd` high-privilege capability to execute arbitrary shell commands via a specific REST endpoint. Rated 7.2 HIGH on the CVSS scale, this flaw has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Affected versions include Splunk Enterprise below 10.2.0, 10.0.4, 9.4.9, and 9.3.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform below 10.2.2510.5, 10.0.2503.12, 10.1.2507.16, and 9.3.2411.124. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion regarding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 9.3.0, < 9.3.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.4.0, < 9.4.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.0.0, < 10.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.3.2411, < 9.3.2411.124CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.0.2503, < 10.0.2503.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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