CVE-2026-20298

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.1, 10.2.5, 10.0.8, and 9.4.13, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.5.2605.0, 10.4.2604.6, 10.3.2512.15, 10.2.2510.18, and 10.1.2507.24, a low-privileged user that does not hold the 'admin' or 'power' Splunk roles could view stored credential hashes when they access the `/servicesNS/-/-/storage/passwords` REST endpoint through the `|rest` Search Processing Language (SPL) command.<br><br>The exposure happens because the `|rest` SPL command returns the `encr_password` field in the results of the `/servicesNS/-/-/storage/passwords` REST endpoint.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0704	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:10.4.0::::enterprise:::

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2026-07-15 18:16

Updated : 2026-07-24 18:11

NVD link : CVE-2026-20298

Mitre link : CVE-2026-20298

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20298

JSON object : View

Products Affected

splunk

splunk_cloud_platform
splunk

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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