CVE 6.6 MEDIUM

Improper Input Validation during User Account Creation in Splunk Enterprise_CVE-2026-20202

6.6 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.2, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.6, 10.2.2510.10, 10.1.2507.20, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a user who holds a role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_user`could create a specially crafted username that includes a null byte or a non-UTF-8 percent-encoded byte due to improper input validation.<br><br>This could lead to inconsistent conversion of usernames into a proper format for storage and account management inconsistencies, such as being unable to edit or delete affected users.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-20202
Source cisco
Published Apr 15, 2026 at 15:17

Affected Product

Vendor Splunk
Product Splunk Enterprise
Version 10.2
Affected Versions Splunk Splunk Enterprise 10.2
Splunk Splunk Enterprise 10.0
Splunk Splunk Enterprise 9.4
Splunk Splunk Enterprise 9.3
Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform 10.4.2603
Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform 10.3.2512
Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform 10.2.2510
Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform 10.1.2507
Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform 10.0.2503
Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform 9.3.2411

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