CVE-2026-20142
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CVE-2026-20142 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.9/10 on the CVSS scale. In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.2, 9.4.7, 9.3.9, and 9.2.11, a user of a Splunk Search Head Cluster (SHC) deployment who holds a role with access to the Splunk `_internal` index could view the RSA `accessKey` value from the [<u>Authentication.conf</u> ](https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/admin-manual/10.2/configuration-file-reference/10.2.0-configuration-file-reference/authentication.conf)file, in plain text.. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.2, 9.4.7, 9.3.9, and 9.2.11, a user of a Splunk Search Head Cluster (SHC) deployment who holds a role with access to the Splunk `_internal` index could view the RSA `accessKey` value from the [<u>Authentication.conf</u> ](https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/admin-manual/10.2/configuration-file-reference/10.2.0-configuration-file-reference/authentication.conf)file, in plain text.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk | >= 9.2.0, < 9.2.11 |
| Splunk | Splunk | >= 9.3.0, < 9.3.9 |
| Splunk | Splunk | >= 9.4.0, < 9.4.7 |
| Splunk | Splunk | >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.2 |
References
- https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0207Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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