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CVE-2026-20202

MEDIUM CVSS 3.1: 6.6
Updated Apr 17, 2026
Splunk
Parameter Value
CVSS 6.6 (MEDIUM)
Affected Versions 10.0.0 — 9.4.10
Fixed In 9.3.11
Type CWE-176
Vendor Splunk
Public PoC No

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.2, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.6, 10.2.2510.10, 10.1.2507.20, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a user who holds a role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_user`could create a specially crafted username that includes a null byte or a non-UTF-8 percent-encoded byte due to improper input validation.<br><br>This could lead to inconsistent conversion of usernames into a proper format for storage and account management inconsistencies, such as being unable to edit or delete affected users.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
High
Difficult to exploit
Privileges Required
High
Admin privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
High
Complete data leak
Integrity
High
Complete data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service

CVSS Vector v3.1

Weakness Type (CWE)

Vulnerable Products 9

Configuration From (including) Up to (excluding)
Splunk Splunk
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
9.3.0 9.3.11
Splunk Splunk
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
9.4.0 9.4.10
Splunk Splunk
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
10.0.0 10.0.5
Splunk Splunk
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
10.2.0 10.2.2
Splunk Splunk_Cloud_Platform
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.3.2411 9.3.2411.127
Splunk Splunk_Cloud_Platform
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0.2503 10.0.2503.13
Splunk Splunk_Cloud_Platform
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.1.2507 10.1.2507.20
Splunk Splunk_Cloud_Platform
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.2.2510 10.2.2510.10
Splunk Splunk_Cloud_Platform
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.3.2512 10.3.2512.6