CVE-2026-20297

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-22 Path Traversal

Publication date:

15/07/2026

Last modified:

24/07/2026

Description

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.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.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x

7.20

Severity 3.x

HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*	9.3.0 (including)	9.3.14 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*	9.4.0 (including)	9.4.13 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*	10.0.0 (including)	10.0.8 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*	10.2.0 (including)	10.2.5 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:10.4.0::::enterprise:::
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::	10.1.2507 (including)	10.1.2507.24 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::	10.2.2510 (including)	10.2.2510.18 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::	10.4.2604 (including)	10.4.2604.6 (excluding)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0703