6.5

CVE-2026-20298: splunk

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 15-07-2026Last modified 16-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-20298 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in splunk. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.32%
0%100%
Low · +0.09 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 15-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.1, 10.2.5, 10.0.8, and 9.4.13, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.5.2605.0, 10.4.2604.6, 10.3.2512.15, 10.2.2510.18, and 10.1.2507.24, a low-privileged user that does not hold the 'admin' or 'power' Splunk roles could view stored credential hashes when they access the `/servicesNS/-/-/storage/passwords` REST endpoint through the `|rest` Search Processing Language (SPL) command.<br><br>The exposure happens because the `|rest` SPL command returns the `encr_password` field in the results of the `/servicesNS/-/-/storage/passwords` REST endpoint.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

24%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.09 pp

From 0.23% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.32%

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≥ 9.4.0, < 9.4.13 | ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.8 | ≥ 10.2.0, < 10.2.5 | 10.4.0
  • splunk_cloud_platform≥ 10.5.2605, < 10.5.2605.0 | ≥ 10.1.2507, < 10.1.2507.24 | ≥ 10.2.2510, < 10.2.2510.18 | ≥ 10.3.2512, < 10.3.2512.15 | ≥ 10.4.2604, < 10.4.2604.6
  • splunk enterprise≥ 10.4, < 10.4.1 | ≥ 10.2, < 10.2.5 | ≥ 10.0, < 10.0.8 | ≥ 9.4, < 9.4.13

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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