In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.2, 10.0.5, 9.4.11, and 9.3.12, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.1, 10.3.2512.9, 10.2.2510.11, 10.1.2507.21, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.129, a low-privileged user that does not hold the ‘admin’ or ‘power’ Splunk roles could cause a Denial of Service by exploiting the `coldToFrozen.sh` script in the `splunk_archiver` app to rename critical Splunk directories, making the instance non-functional.<br><br>The Denial of Service is possible because of missing input validation in the `coldToFrozen.sh` script, which accepts arbitrary file paths and renames them without restricting operations to safe directories.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0504 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
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History
21 May 2026, 19:40
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Splunk
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| References | () https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0504 - Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:10.4.2603:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
20 May 2026, 18:16
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Information
Published : 2026-05-20 18:16
Updated : 2026-05-21 19:40
NVD link : CVE-2026-20240
Mitre link : CVE-2026-20240
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20240
JSON object : View
Products Affected
splunk
- splunk_cloud_platform
- splunk
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation