6.5

CVE-2026-20164: splunk

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 11-03-2026Last modified 12-03-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-20164 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in splunk. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.24%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-03-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 12-03-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.3, 9.4.9, and 9.3.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.5, 10.1.2507.16, 10.0.2503.11, and 9.3.2411.123, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could access the `/splunkd/__raw/servicesNS/-/-/configs/conf-passwords` REST API endpoint, which exposes the hashed or plaintext password values that are stored in the passwords.conf configuration file due to improper access control. This vulnerability could allow for the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive credentials.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

14%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.23% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.24%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Splunk3 products
  • splunk≥ 9.3.0, < 9.3.10 | ≥ 9.4.0, < 9.4.9 | ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.3
  • splunk_cloud_platform≥ 9.3.2411, < 9.3.2411.123 | ≥ 10.0.2503, < 10.0.2503.11 | ≥ 10.1.2507, < 10.1.2507.16 | ≥ 10.2.2510, < 10.2.2510.5
  • splunk enterprise≥ 10.0, < 10.0.3 | ≥ 9.4, < 9.4.9 | ≥ 9.3, < 9.3.10

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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