high7.2
CVE-2026-20297
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.1, 10.2.5, 10.0.8, 9.4.13, and 9.3.14, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.5.2605.0, 10.4.2604.6, 10.2.2510.18…
Impact
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.1, 10.2.5, 10.0.8, 9.4.13, and 9.3.14, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.5.2605.0, 10.4.2604.6, 10.2.2510.18, and 10.1.2507.24, a user who holds a role that contains the `edit_local_apps` and `install_apps` capabilities could cause a legitimate app installation to write files outside the intended app directory, into `$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/` and its subdirectories.<br><br>The vulnerability is caused by a path traversal in the app installation workflow, which does not restrict the installation path to the intended app directory.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk | from 9.3.0 before 9.3.14 from 9.4.0 before 9.4.13 from 10.0.0 before 10.0.8 from 10.2.0 before 10.2.5 Version 10.4.0 |
| Splunk | Splunk Cloud Platform | from 10.1.2507 before 10.1.2507.24 from 10.2.2510 before 10.2.2510.18 from 10.4.2604 before 10.4.2604.6 |