CVE-2026-20137
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CVE-2026-20137 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.7/10 on the CVSS scale. In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.3, 9.4.5, 9.3.7, and 9.2.9, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.1.2507.0, 10.0.2503.9, 9.3.2411.112, and 9.3.2408.122, a low-privileged user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could bypass the SPL safeguards for risky commands when they create a Data Model that contains an injected SPL query within an object. They can bypass the safeguards by exploiting a path traversal vulnerability.. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.3, 9.4.5, 9.3.7, and 9.2.9, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.1.2507.0, 10.0.2503.9, 9.3.2411.112, and 9.3.2408.122, a low-privileged user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could bypass the SPL safeguards for risky commands when they create a Data Model that contains an injected SPL query within an object. They can bypass the safeguards by exploiting a path traversal vulnerability.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk | >= 9.2.0, < 9.2.9 |
| Splunk | Splunk | >= 9.3.0, < 9.3.7 |
| Splunk | Splunk | >= 9.4.0, < 9.4.5 |
| Splunk | Splunk | >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.3 |
| Splunk | Splunk Cloud Platform | >= 9.3.2408, < 9.3.2408.122 |
| Splunk | Splunk Cloud Platform | >= 9.3.2411, < 9.3.2411.112 |
| Splunk | Splunk Cloud Platform | >= 10.0.2503, < 10.0.2503.9 |
| Splunk | Splunk Cloud Platform | 10.1.2507 |
References
- https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0202Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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