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Splunk Enterprise CVE-2026-20259

| EUVD-2026-36084 MEDIUM
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-06-10 cisco GHSA-jhf8-vwfv-vr95
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

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CVSS VectorNVD

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Jun 10, 2026 - 20:01 EUVD
Analysis Generated
Jun 10, 2026 - 19:01 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.4 and 10.0.7, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2604.0, 10.3.2512.12, 10.2.2510.15, 10.1.2507.23, 10.0.2503.14, and 9.3.2411.131, a user who holds a Splunk role that contains the high-privilege capability edit_saved_search_owner could reassign saved search ownership to users outside their authorized scope. The ownership reassignment endpoint lacks access control.

AnalysisAI

Improper access control on the saved search ownership reassignment endpoint in Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform allows a highly privileged authenticated user - one whose role contains the edit_saved_search_owner capability - to reassign saved search ownership to users outside their authorized scope. Affected versions span Splunk Enterprise below 10.2.4 and 10.0.7, and multiple Splunk Cloud Platform branches below their respective fixed builds. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Authenticate as high-privilege Splunk user
Delivery
Identify target saved search with sensitive content
Exploit
Craft API request to ownership reassignment endpoint
Execution
Submit request bypassing scope validation
Persist
Saved search reassigned to unauthorized user
Impact
Unauthorized user accesses sensitive search data

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the attacker to be authenticated to the Splunk instance and to hold a Splunk role that explicitly grants the `edit_saved_search_owner` capability, which Splunk classifies as a high-privilege capability - this is confirmed by the CVSS PR:H designation. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium) accurately reflects the constrained exploitability: the PR:H requirement means only users already holding a Splunk role with the `edit_saved_search_owner` capability can exploit this, significantly narrowing the threat actor pool to insiders or accounts already compromised at a high-privilege level. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An authenticated Splunk user whose role includes the `edit_saved_search_owner` capability crafts an API request to the ownership reassignment endpoint, specifying a target saved search and a destination user account outside their authorized management scope. The endpoint processes the request without validating scope boundaries, transferring ownership to the unauthorized user, who can then access the saved search - including any embedded credentials, data source queries, or sensitive alert logic contained within it. …
Remediation Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 10.2.4 or 10.0.7 (the fixed releases per the vendor advisory SVD-2026-0609 at https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0609). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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