# CVE-2026-20162: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through Path Traversal in Splunk Enterprise

> CVE-2026-20162: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through Path Traversal in Splunk Enterprise. CVSS 6.3 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-20162
Last updated: 2026-06-17T10:17:14Z

- Published: 2026-03-11 16:18 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 10:17 UTC · Assigner: cisco
- CVSS: 6.3 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- EPSS: 0.21%, 11th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-79

## Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.3, 9.4.9, and 9.3.9, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.4, 10.1.2507.15, 10.0.2503.11, and 9.3.2411.123, a low-privileged user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could craft a malicious payload when creating a View (Settings -  User Interface - Views) at the \`/manager/launcher/data/ui/views/\_new\` endpoint leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through a path traversal vulnerability. This could result in execution of unauthorized JavaScript code in the browser of a user.   The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.

## 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-2026-20162)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20162)
- [https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0301](https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0301)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-20162 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-20162.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-20162 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:13:07.821Z