Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.4, 9.4.9, and 9.3.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.5, 10.0.2503.12, 10.1.2507.16, and 9.3.2411.124, a user who holds a role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_cmd` could execute arbitrary shell commands using the `unarchive_cmd` parameter for the `/splunkd/__upload/indexing/preview` REST endpoint.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-03-11T16:18:26.857Z

Last Modified :

2026-03-12T13:23:31.857Z

Source :

cisco
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-20163 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Splunk
  • Splunk
  • Splunk Cloud Platform
  • Splunk Enterprise
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-20163.

URL Resource
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0302 cve-icon cve-icon
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