In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.1, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.5, 10.2.2510.9, 10.1.2507.19, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a low-privileged user that does not hold the `admin` or `power` Splunk roles could potentially perform a Remote Code Execution (RCE) by uploading a malicious file to the `$SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/apptemp` directory due to improper handling and insufficient isolation of temporary files within the `apptemp` directory.

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Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Splunk
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Vendors & Products Splunk
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Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.1, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.5, 10.2.2510.9, 10.1.2507.19, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a low-privileged user that does not hold the `admin` or `power` Splunk roles could potentially perform a Remote Code Execution (RCE) by uploading a malicious file to the `$SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/apptemp` directory due to improper handling and insufficient isolation of temporary files within the `apptemp` directory.
Title Improper Handling and Insufficient Isolation of Specific Temporary Files in Splunk Enterprise
Weaknesses CWE-377
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-16T03:55:29.794Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.397Z

Link: CVE-2026-20204

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-15T17:46:02.374Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-15T16:16:34.490

Modified: 2026-04-15T16:16:34.490

Link: CVE-2026-20204

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-15T22:30:16Z

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