CVE-2026-20297

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.1, 10.2.5, 10.0.8, 9.4.13, and 9.3.14, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.5.2605.0, 10.4.2604.6, 10.2.2510.18, and 10.1.2507.24, a user who holds a role that contains the `edit_local_apps` and `install_apps` capabilities could cause a legitimate app installation to write files outside the intended app directory, into `$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/` and its subdirectories.<br><br>The vulnerability is caused by a path traversal in the app installation workflow, which does not restrict the installation path to the intended app directory.

CVSS breakdown

Affected products

• Splunk / splunk9.3.0 – 9.3.14
• Splunk / splunk10.4.0 – 10.4.0
• Splunk / Splunk Cloud Platform10.1.2507 – 10.1.2507.24
• Splunk / Splunk Cloud Platform10.5.2605 – 10.5.2605.0
• Splunk / Splunk Cloud Platform10.4.2604 – 10.4.2604.6
• Splunk / Splunk Cloud Platform10.2.2510 – 10.2.2510.18
• Splunk / Splunk Cloud Platform10.1.2507 – 10.1.2507.24
• Splunk / Splunk Enterprise10.2 – 10.2.5
• Splunk / Splunk Enterprise9.4 – 9.4.13
• Splunk / Splunk Enterprise9.3 – 9.3.14
• Splunk / Splunk Enterprise10.4 – 10.4.1
• Splunk / Splunk Enterprise10.0 – 10.0.8

References

• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0703