CVE-2026-20142

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.2, 9.4.7, 9.3.9, and 9.2.11, a user of a Splunk Search Head Cluster (SHC) deployment who holds a role with access to the Splunk `_internal` index could view the RSA `accessKey` value from the [<u>Authentication.conf</u> ](https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/admin-manual/10.2/configuration-file-reference/10.2.0-configuration-file-reference/authentication.conf)file, in plain text.

CVSS v3 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0207	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

23 Feb 2026, 14:44

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
First Time		Splunk splunk Splunk
Summary		(es) En las versiones de Splunk Enterprise anteriores a la 10.2.0, 10.0.2, 9.4.7, 9.3.9 y 9.2.11, un usuario de una implementación de Splunk Search Head Cluster (SHC) que posee un rol con acceso al índice '_internal' de Splunk podría ver el valor 'accessKey' de RSA del archivo [<u>Authentication.conf</u> ](https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/admin-manual/10.2/configuration-file-reference/10.2.0-configuration-file-reference/authentication.conf), en texto plano.
References	~~() https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0207 -~~	() https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0207 - Vendor Advisory

18 Feb 2026, 18:24

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-02-18 18:24

Updated : 2026-02-23 14:44

NVD link : CVE-2026-20142

Mitre link : CVE-2026-20142

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20142

JSON object : View

Products Affected

splunk

splunk

CWE

CWE-532

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

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