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CVE-2026-20298

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS 3.1
Description
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.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-20298
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Reserved
2025-10-08 11:59 UTC
Published
2026-07-15 17:18 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-16 03:55 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-200
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that i…
Vendor / Product
Splunk / Splunk Enterprise
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

5.3 MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Tech. Impact
total
Affected products (2)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform — 10.5.2605 < 10.5.2605.0, 10.4.2604 < 10.4.2604.6, 10.3.2512 < 10.3.2512.15, 10.2.2510 < 10.2.2510.18 …
Splunk Splunk Enterprise — 10.4 < 10.4.1, 10.2 < 10.2.5, 10.0 < 10.0.8, 9.4 < 9.4.13
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-200 cna The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
5.3 MEDIUM 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References (1)
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