# CVE-2026-20164: Sensitive Information Disclosure through Improper Access Control in Splunk Enterprise

> CVE-2026-20164: Sensitive Information Disclosure through Improper Access Control in Splunk Enterprise. CVSS 6.5 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-20164
Last updated: 2026-06-17T10:17:14Z

- Published: 2026-03-11 16:18 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 10:17 UTC · Assigner: cisco
- CVSS: 6.5 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS: 0.24%, 15th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-200

## Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.3, 9.4.9, and 9.3.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.5, 10.1.2507.16, 10.0.2503.11, and 9.3.2411.123, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could access the \`/splunkd/\_\_raw/servicesNS/-/-/configs/conf-passwords\` REST API endpoint, which exposes the hashed or plaintext password values that are stored in the passwords.conf configuration file due to improper access control. This vulnerability could allow for the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive credentials.

## 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-2026-20164)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20164)
- [https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0303](https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0303)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-20164 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-20164.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-20164 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:05:41.185Z