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Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-20297

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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.005
EPSS Ranking 38.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.2
Products affected by CVE-2026-20297


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