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.
How to fix
- splunk splunk9.3.14, 9.4.13, 10.0.8, 10.2.5 or later
- splunk splunk_cloud_platform10.1.2507.24, 10.2.2510.18, 10.4.2604.6 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| splunk splunk | 9.3.0 ≤ v < 9.3.14, 9.4.0 ≤ v < 9.4.13, 10.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0.8, 10.2.0 ≤ v < 10.2.5, 10.4.0 | 9.3.14, 9.4.13, 10.0.8, 10.2.5 |
| splunk splunk_cloud_platform | 10.1.2507 ≤ v < 10.1.2507.24, 10.2.2510 ≤ v < 10.2.2510.18, 10.4.2604 ≤ v < 10.4.2604.6 | 10.1.2507.24, 10.2.2510.18, 10.4.2604.6 |
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