5.5

CVE-2026-20259: splunk Improper Access Control

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 10-06-2026Last modified 10-06-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-20259 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Access Control vulnerability in splunk. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-06-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.4 and 10.0.7, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2604.0, 10.3.2512.12, 10.2.2510.15, 10.1.2507.23, 10.0.2503.14, and 9.3.2411.131, a user who holds a Splunk role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_saved_search_owner` could reassign saved search ownership to users outside their authorized scope. The ownership reassignment endpoint lacks access control.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

8%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.19% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.19%

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≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.7 | ≥ 10.2.0, < 10.2.4
  • splunk_cloud_platform≥ 9.3.2411, < 9.3.2411.131 | ≥ 10.0.2503, < 10.0.2503.14 | ≥ 10.1.2507, < 10.1.2507.23 | ≥ 10.2.2510, < 10.2.2510.15 | ≥ 10.3.2512, < 10.3.2512.12
  • splunk enterprise≥ 10.2, < 10.2.4 | ≥ 10.0, < 10.0.7

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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