CVE-2026-20142 (GCVE-0-2026-20142)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-18 16:45 – Updated: 2026-02-18 17:43
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Title
Sensitive Information Disclosure in "_internal" index in Splunk Enterprise
Summary
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.2, 9.4.7, 9.3.9, and 9.2.11, a user of a Splunk Search Head Cluster (SHC) deployment who holds a role with access to the Splunk `_internal` index could view the RSA `accessKey` value from the [<u>Authentication.conf</u> ](https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/admin-manual/10.2/configuration-file-reference/10.2.0-configuration-file-reference/authentication.conf)file, in plain text.
Severity ?
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-532 - Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.
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Vendor Product Version
Splunk Splunk Enterprise Affected: 10.0 , < 10.0.2 (custom)
Affected: 9.4 , < 9.4.7 (custom)
Affected: 9.3 , < 9.3.9 (custom)
Affected: 9.2 , < 9.2.11 (custom)
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