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CVE-2026-20297

Path Traversal through 'explicit_appname' in the App Install REST Endpoint in Splunk Enterprise PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.1, 10.2.5, 10.0.8, 9.4.13, and 9.3.14, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.5.2605.0, 10.4.2604.6, 10.2.2510.18, and 10.1.2507.24, a user who holds a role that contains the `edit_local_apps` and `install_apps` capabilities could cause a legitimate app installation to write files outside the intended app directory, into `$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/` and its subdirectories.<br><br>The vulnerability is caused by a path traversal in the app installation workflow, which does not restrict the installation path to the intended app directory.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
Splunk / Splunk Enterpriseaffected 10.4 before 10.4.1; affected 10.2 before 10.2.5; affected 10.0 before 10.0.8; affected 9.4 before 9.4.13; affected 9.3 before 9.3.14
Splunk / Splunk Cloud Platformaffected 10.5.2605 before 10.5.2605.0; affected 10.4.2604 before 10.4.2604.6; affected 10.2.2510 before 10.2.2510.18; affected 10.1.2507 before 10.1.2507.24

CWE

CWE-22

References

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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