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Splunk AI Toolkit CVE-2026-20238

| EUVD-2026-31140 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-05-20 cisco GHSA-7rq8-f887-2r5g
6.5
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
May 20, 2026 - 18:30 vuln.today
Patch available
May 20, 2026 - 18:02 EUVD

DescriptionNVD

In Splunk AI Toolkit versions below 5.7.3, a low-privileged user that does not hold the 'admin' or 'power' roles could access confidential data that was restricted through srchFilter configurations on custom roles.<br><br>The app contains an authorize.conf configuration file with a srchFilter entry that modifies the built-in ‘user’ role. Because the Splunk platform combines inherited search filters with the OR SPL operator, the injected filter overrides more restrictive filters on child roles.

AnalysisAI

Unauthorized data disclosure in Splunk AI Toolkit versions below 5.7.3 allows authenticated low-privileged users to bypass srchFilter-based access controls and read confidential data scoped to more restricted custom roles. The flaw stems from the Splunk platform's behavior of combining inherited search filters via the OR SPL operator, causing the permissive filter injected by the AI Toolkit's authorize.conf to override stricter filters on child roles. …

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CVE-2026-20238 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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