CVE-2026-20162 MEDIUM

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

Vendor Splunk
Product Splunk Enterprise
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published March 11, 2026
Last update March 12, 2026

CVSS base score

6.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 11, 2026 CVE published
March 12, 2026 Record updated