CVE-2026-20137: splunk

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-20137 is a medium (CVSS 5.7) vulnerability in splunk. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 18-02-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 18-02-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.3, 9.4.5, 9.3.7, and 9.2.9, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.1.2507.0, 10.0.2503.9, 9.3.2411.112, and 9.3.2408.122, a low-privileged user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could bypass the SPL safeguards for risky commands when they create a Data Model that contains an injected SPL query within an object. They can bypass the safeguards by exploiting a path traversal vulnerability.

• CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorThe product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.