CVE-2026-20253 (GCVE-0-2026-20253)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-10 17:16 – Updated: 2026-06-19 03:55- CWE-306 - The software does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0603 | |
| https://labs.watchtowr.com/why-use-app-level-auth… | exploit |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk Enterprise |
Affected:
10.2 , < 10.2.4
(custom)
Affected: 10.0 , < 10.0.7 (custom) |
guessed |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-306 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Enterprise |
| Due Date | 2026-06-21 |
| Date Added | 2026-06-18 |
| Vendorproject | Splunk |
| Vulnerabilityname | Splunk Enterprise Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Characteristics
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Honeypot
Signal: In The Wild Attempts
Confidence: 70%
Source: shadowserver
Details
| 1D | 3 |
|---|---|
| Iot | no |
| Feed | Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities |
| Type | http-scan |
| Class | database |
| 7D Avg | 1 |
| Vendor | Splunk |
| 30D Avg | 2 |
| 90D Avg | 2 |
| Product | Splunk |
| Cisa Kev | yes |
| Connections | 5 |
| Observation Date | 2026-10-28 |
| Vulnerability Class | CVSS |
| Vulnerability Score | 9.8 |
| Vulnerability Severity | Critical |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Creation and Truncation in a PostgreSQL Sidecar Service Endpoint in Splunk Enterprise |
| Vendor | Splunk |
| Product | Splunk Enterprise |
| Added Date | 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.8 |
| Epss Score | 0.10035 |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Epss Percentile | 0.95018 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev |
|
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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