Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 11, 2026· Updated Mar 12, 2026
Sensitive Information Disclosure through Improper Access Control in Splunk Enterprise
CVE-2026-20164
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.3, 9.4.9, and 9.3.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.5, 10.1.2507.16, 10.0.2503.11, and 9.3.2411.123, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could access the /splunkd/__raw/servicesNS/-/-/configs/conf-passwords REST API endpoint, which exposes the hashed or plaintext password values that are stored in the passwords.conf configuration file due to improper access control. This vulnerability could allow for the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive credentials.
Affected products
4- Range: <10.2.0, <10.0.3, <9.4.9, <9.3.10
- Range: <10.2.2510.5, <10.1.2507.16, <10.0.2503.11, <9.3.2411.123
- Splunk/Splunk Cloud Platformv5Range: 10.2.2510
- Splunk/Splunk Enterprisev5Range: 10.0
Patches
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Vulnerability mechanics
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