Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.3, 9.4.9, and 9.3.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.5, 10.1.2507.16, 10.0.2503.11, and 9.3.2411.123, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could access the `/splunkd/__raw/servicesNS/-/-/configs/conf-passwords` REST API endpoint, which exposes the hashed or plaintext password values that are stored in the passwords.conf configuration file due to improper access control. This vulnerability could allow for the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive credentials.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-03-11T16:18:01.915Z

Last Modified :

2026-03-12T16:19:36.648Z

Source :

cisco
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-20164 vulnerability.

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

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URL Resource
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0303 cve-icon cve-icon
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