CVE-2026-20164
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.3, 9.4.9, and 9.3.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.5, 10.1.2507.16, 10.0.2503.11, and 9.3.2411.123, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could access the `/splunkd/__raw/servicesNS/-/-/configs/conf-passwords` REST API endpoint, which exposes the hashed or plaintext password values that are stored in the passwords.conf configuration file due to improper access control. This vulnerability could allow for the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive credentials.
Published:Mar 11, 2026
Last Modified:Mar 25, 2026
EPS:Mar 11, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00036
CVSS Score:6.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Splunk
Product
Splunk
Splunk
Splunk
Vendor
Splunk
Product
Splunk Cloud Platform
Splunk
Splunk Cloud Platform
Vendor
Splunk
Product
Splunk Enterprise
Splunk
Splunk Enterprise
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
