CVE-2026-20202
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.2, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.6, 10.2.2510.10, 10.1.2507.20, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a user who holds a role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_user`could create a specially crafted username that includes a null byte or a non-UTF-8 percent-encoded byte due to improper input validation.<br><br>This could lead to inconsistent conversion of usernames into a proper format for storage and account management inconsistencies, such as being unable to edit or delete affected users.
Published:Apr 15, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 17, 2026
EPS:Apr 15, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00039
CVSS Score:6.6
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
