CVE-2026-20163

HIGH

7.2

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.4, 9.4.9, and 9.3.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.5, 10.0.2503.12, 10.1.2507.16, and 9.3.2411.124, a user who holds a role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_cmd` could execute arbitrary shell commands using the `unarchive_cmd` parameter for the `/splunkd/__upload/indexing/preview` REST endpoint.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.2

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredHIGH

User InteractionNONE

Published3/11/2026

Last Modified3/24/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

splunk:splunksplunk:splunk_cloud_platform

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-77

References

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0302(psirt@cisco.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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