CVE-2026-20240

MEDIUM EPSS 31.5%
Published May 20, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published May 20, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.5
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
31.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation Validation

Affected Products 10

VendorProductVersionRange
splunksplunk*≥9.3.0  –  <9.3.12
splunksplunk*≥9.4.0  –  <9.4.11
splunksplunk*≥10.0.0  –  <10.0.5
splunksplunk*≥10.2.0  –  <10.2.2
splunksplunk_cloud_platform*≥9.3.2411  –  <9.3.2411.129
splunksplunk_cloud_platform*≥10.0.2503  –  <10.0.2503.13
splunksplunk_cloud_platform*≥10.1.2507  –  <10.1.2507.21
splunksplunk_cloud_platform*≥10.2.2510  –  <10.2.2510.11
splunksplunk_cloud_platform*≥10.3.2512  –  <10.3.2512.9
splunksplunk_cloud_platform10.4.2603any

References 1

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.