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CVE-2026-20204

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CVE-2026-20204

Published: Apr 15, 2026

Modified: Apr 16, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.1

HIGH

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.1, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.5, 10.2.2510.9, 10.1.2507.19, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a low-privileged user that does not hold the `admin` or `power` Splunk roles could potentially perform a Remote Code Execution (RCE) by uploading a malicious file to the `$SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/apptemp` directory due to improper handling and insufficient isolation of temporary files within the `apptemp` directory.

VendorProductVersions

Splunk

Splunk Enterprise

affected
10.2 - < 10.2.1
affected
10.0 - < 10.0.5
affected
9.4 - < 9.4.10
affected
9.3 - < 9.3.11

Splunk

Splunk Cloud Platform

affected
10.4.2603 - < Not Affected
affected
10.3.2512 - < 10.3.2512.5
affected
10.2.2510 - < 10.2.2510.9
affected
10.1.2507 - < 10.1.2507.19
affected
10.0.2503 - < 10.0.2503.13

+1 more versions

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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