CVE-2026-20298
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Stored Credential Hash Exposure via REST Endpoint in Splunk Enterprise
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-20298, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-07-15
Last updated on: 2026-07-15
Assigner: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Description
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.1, 10.2.5, 10.0.8, and 9.4.13, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.5.2605.0, 10.4.2604.6, 10.3.2512.15, 10.2.2510.18, and 10.1.2507.24, a low-privileged user that does not hold the 'admin' or 'power' Splunk roles could view stored credential hashes when they access the `/servicesNS/-/-/storage/passwords` REST endpoint through the `|rest` Search Processing Language (SPL) command.<br><br>The exposure happens because the `|rest` SPL command returns the `encr_password` field in the results of the `/servicesNS/-/-/storage/passwords` REST endpoint.
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| splunk | splunk_enterprise | to 10.4.1 (exc) |
| splunk | splunk_cloud_platform | to 10.5.2605.0 (exc) |
| splunk | splunk_enterprise | to 9.4.13 (exc) |
| splunk | splunk_cloud_platform | to 10.1.2507.24 (exc) |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-200 | The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. |