What is CVE-2026-20162?

CVE-2026-20162 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Splunk Cloud Platform, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-03-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-20162?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

XSS in Splunk Cloud Platform

CVE-2026-20162

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.3, 9.4.9, and 9.3.9, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.4, 10.1.2507.15, 10.0.2503.11, and 9.3.2411.123, a low-privileged user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.001 (16.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Splunk Cloud Platform — versions 10.2.2510, 10.1.2507, 10.0.2503
Splunk Enterprise — versions 10.0, 9.4, 9.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0301

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-20162?: CVE-2026-20162 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Splunk Cloud Platform, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-03-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-20162?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.