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GHSA-237Q-84H8-X5R9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-15 18:31 – Updated: 2026-07-15 18:31

Details

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.

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.

Severity

7.2 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2026-20297 (GCVE-0-2026-20297)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-15 17:18 – Updated: 2026-07-16 03:55

Title

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

Summary

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.

Severity

7.2 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-22 - The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

Assigner

cisco

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0703

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Splunk	Splunk Enterprise	Affected: 10.4 , < 10.4.1 (custom) Affected: 10.2 , < 10.2.5 (custom) Affected: 10.0 , < 10.0.8 (custom) Affected: 9.4 , < 9.4.13 (custom) Affected: 9.3 , < 9.3.14 (custom)
Splunk	Splunk Cloud Platform	Affected: 10.5.2605 , < 10.5.2605.0 (custom) Affected: 10.4.2604 , < 10.4.2604.6 (custom) Affected: 10.2.2510 , < 10.2.2510.18 (custom) Affected: 10.1.2507 , < 10.1.2507.24 (custom)

Date Public

2026-07-15 00:00

Credits

Vinay Manivel, Splunk

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GHSA-237Q-84H8-X5R9

CVE-2026-20297 (GCVE-0-2026-20297)

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