CVE-2026-20162
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.3, 9.4.9, and 9.3.9, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.4, 10.1.2507.15, 10.0.2503.11, and 9.3.2411.123, a low-privileged user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could craft a malicious payload when creating a View (Settings - User Interface - Views) at the /manager/launcher/data/ui/views/_new endpoint leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through a path traversal vulnerability. This could result in execution of unauthorized JavaScript code in the browser of a user.
The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=9.3.2411,<9.3.2411.123
- (no CPE)range: <10.2.2510.4, <10.1.2507.15, <10.0.2503.11, <9.3.2411.123
- (no CPE)range: 10.2.2510
<10.2.0, <10.0.3, <9.4.9, <9.3.9+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <10.2.0, <10.0.3, <9.4.9, <9.3.9
- (no CPE)range: 10.0
Patches
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References
1- advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0301nvdVendor Advisory
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