CVE-2026-20240 (GCVE-0-2026-20240)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-05-20 16:32
Modified
2026-05-20 17:47
CWE
  • CWE-20 - The product does not validate or incorrectly validates input that can affect the control flow or data flow of a program.
Summary
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.2, 10.0.5, 9.4.11, and 9.3.12, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.1, 10.3.2512.9, 10.2.2510.11, 10.1.2507.21, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.129, a low-privileged user that does not hold the ‘admin’ or ‘power’ Splunk roles could cause a Denial of Service by exploiting the `coldToFrozen.sh` script in the `splunk_archiver` app to rename critical Splunk directories, making the instance non-functional.<br><br>The Denial of Service is possible because of missing input validation in the `coldToFrozen.sh` script, which accepts arbitrary file paths and renames them without restricting operations to safe directories.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Splunk Splunk Enterprise Version: 10.2   < 10.2.2
Version: 10.0   < 10.0.5
Version: 9.4   < 9.4.11
Version: 9.3   < 9.3.12
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   Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform Version: 10.4.2603   < 10.4.2603.1
Version: 10.3.2512   < 10.3.2512.9
Version: 10.2.2510   < 10.2.2510.11
Version: 10.1.2507   < 10.1.2507.21
Version: 10.0.2503   < 10.0.2503.13
Version: 9.3.2411   < 9.3.2411.129
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