CVE-2026-20204 (GCVE-0-2026-20204)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-04-15 15:17
Modified
2026-04-15 17:46
CWE
  • CWE-377 - Creating and using insecure temporary files can leave application and system data vulnerable to attack.
Summary
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.1, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.5, 10.2.2510.9, 10.1.2507.19, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a low-privileged user that does not hold the `admin` or `power` Splunk roles could potentially perform a Remote Code Execution (RCE) by uploading a malicious file to the `$SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/apptemp` directory due to improper handling and insufficient isolation of temporary files within the `apptemp` directory.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Splunk Splunk Enterprise Version: 10.2   < 10.2.1
Version: 10.0   < 10.0.5
Version: 9.4   < 9.4.10
Version: 9.3   < 9.3.11
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   Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform Version: 10.4.2603   < Not Affected
Version: 10.3.2512   < 10.3.2512.5
Version: 10.2.2510   < 10.2.2510.9
Version: 10.1.2507   < 10.1.2507.19
Version: 10.0.2503   < 10.0.2503.13
Version: 9.3.2411   < 9.3.2411.127
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