CVE-2026-20163

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.4, 9.4.9, and 9.3.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.5, 10.0.2503.12, 10.1.2507.16, and 9.3.2411.124, a user who holds a role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_cmd` could execute arbitrary shell commands using the `unarchive_cmd` parameter for the `/splunkd/__upload/indexing/preview` REST endpoint.

CVSS v3 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0302	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-11 17:16

Updated : 2026-03-24 17:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-20163

Mitre link : CVE-2026-20163

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20163

JSON object : View

Products Affected

splunk

splunk_cloud_platform
splunk

CWE

CWE-77

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

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