Medium severity · published Mar 11, 2026
CVE-2026-20164
Sensitive Information Disclosure through Improper Access Control in Splunk Enterprise
6.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SC
Splunk Cloud Platform · Splunk
10.2.2510 before 10.2.2510.5; 10.1.2507 before 10.1.2507.16; 10.0.2503 before 10.0.2503.11; 9.3.2411 before 9.3.2411.123 · source: vendor, NVD
SE
Splunk Enterprise · Splunk
10.0 before 10.0.3; 9.4 before 9.4.9; 9.3 before 9.3.10 · source: vendor
SP
Splunk · Splunk
9.3.0 before 9.3.10; 9.4.0 before 9.4.9; 10.0.0 before 10.0.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20164
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20164
Vendor Advisory
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0303
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