# CVE-2026-20144: Sensitive Information Disclosure in ''_internal'' index in Splunk Enterprise

> CVE-2026-20144: Sensitive Information Disclosure in ''_internal'' index in Splunk Enterprise. CVSS 6.8 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-20144
Last updated: 2026-06-17T10:17:12Z

- Published: 2026-02-18 16:45 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 10:17 UTC · Assigner: cisco
- CVSS: 6.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 0.34%, 28th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-532

## Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.2, 9.4.7, 9.3.8, and 9.2.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.0, 10.1.2507.11, 10.0.2503.9, and 9.3.2411.120, a user of a Splunk Search Head Cluster (SHC) deployment who holds a role with access to the the Splunk \_internal index could view the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) configurations for Attribute query requests (AQRs) or Authentication extensions in plain text within the conf.log file, depending on which feature is configured.

## Affected vendors and products

- Splunk: Splunk Cloud Platform
- Splunk: Splunk Enterprise

## Tracked companies

- [Splunk](https://rewindex.com/company/splunk.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20144)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20144)
- [https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0209](https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0209)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-20144 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-20144.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-20144 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:05:26.369Z