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CERT-In Vulnerability Note CIVN-2026-0136
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Splunk Enterprise Products

Original Issue Date:March 13, 2026

Severity Rating: MEDIUM

Software Affected

  • Splunk Enterprise versions prior to 10.2.1
  • Splunk Enterprise versions prior to 10.0.4
  • Splunk Enterprise versions prior to 9.4.9
  • Splunk Enterprise versions prior to 9.3.10
  • Splunk Cloud Platform versions prior to 10.2.2510.7
  • Splunk Cloud Platform versions prior to 10.1.2507.17
  • Splunk Cloud Platform versions prior to 10.0.2503.12
  • Splunk Cloud Platform versions prior to 9.3.2411.124

Overview

Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Splunk Enterprise product which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, perform Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack or obtain sensitive information on the targeted system.

Target Audience:
All organizations and individuals using Splunk Enterprise products.

Risk Assessment:
Potential for unauthorized access to sensitive information, execution of arbitrary commands, and Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).

Impact Assessment:
High risk of information disclosure, privilege misuse, and full system compromise.

Description

Splunk Enterprise is a data platform that enables organizations to collect, index, search, analyze, and visualize machine-generated data from any source.

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Splunk products due to improper access control, insufficient input validation and sanitization, and improper handling of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending specially crafted requests or by tricking an authenticated user into performing certain actions.

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, perform Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack or obtain sensitive information on the targeted system.

Solution

Apply appropriate fixes issued by the vendor:
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0301

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0302

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0303

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0304

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0305

Vendor Information

Splunk
https://www.splunk.com/

References

Splunk
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0301
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0302
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0303
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0304
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0305

CVE Name
CVE-2026-20162
CVE-2026-20163
CVE-2026-20164
CVE-2026-20165
CVE-2026-20166

Disclaimer

The information provided herein is on "as is" basis, without warranty of any kind.

Contact Information

Email: info@cert-in.org.in
Phone: +91-11-22902657

Postal address

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Government of India
Electronics Niketan
6, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110 003
India

 
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