Path Traversal in Splunk
CVE-2026-20137
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.3, 9.4.5, 9.3.7, and 9.2.9, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.1.2507.0, 10.0.2503.9, 9.3.2411.112, and 9.3.2408.122, a low-privileged user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could bypass the SPL safeguards for risky commands when they create a Data Model that contains an injected SPL query within an object. They can bypass the safeguards by exploiting a path traversal vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.002 (12.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Splunk
- Splunk Cloud Platform — versions 10.1.2507, 10.0, 9.3.2411
- Splunk Splunk_cloud_platform — versions 10.1.2507
- Splunk Enterprise — versions 10.2, 10.0, 9.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-20137?
- CVE-2026-20137 is a low-severity vulnerability in Splunk, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2026-02-18.
- How severe is CVE-2026-20137?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.