FKIE_CVE-2026-20253

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-06-10 18:16 - Updated: 2026-06-19 06:17
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In Splunk Enterprise 10.2 versions below 10.2.4 and 10 versions below 10.0.7, an unauthenticated user could create or truncate arbitrary files through a PostgreSQL sidecar service endpoint. The vulnerability exists because the PostgreSQL sidecar service endpoint lacks authentication controls, allowing any network-reachable user to invoke file operations without credentials. Splunk Enterprise versions 9.4 and earlier are not affected. If you cannot immediately upgrade to a fixed version, you can mitigate this vulnerability by disabling the PostgreSQL sidecar service.
References
psirt@cisco.comhttps://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0603Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://labs.watchtowr.com/why-use-app-level-auth-when-every-database-has-auth-splunk-enterprise-cve-2026-20253-pre-auth-rce/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-20253US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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splunk splunk *
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  "cisaActionDue": "2026-06-21",
  "cisaExploitAdd": "2026-06-18",
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