CVE-2026-20165 (GCVE-0-2026-20165)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-11 16:17 – Updated: 2026-03-12 16:19
VLAI?
Title
Sensitive Information Disclosure in MongoClient logging channel in Splunk Enterprise
Summary
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.1, 10.0.4, 9.4.9, and 9.3.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.7, 10.1.2507.17, 10.0.2503.12, and 9.3.2411.124, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could retrieve sensitive information by inspecting the job's search log due to improper access control in the MongoClient logging channel.
Severity ?
6.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-532 - Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk Enterprise |
Affected:
10.2 , < 10.2.1
(custom)
Affected: 10.0 , < 10.0.4 (custom) Affected: 9.4 , < 9.4.9 (custom) Affected: 9.3 , < 9.3.10 (custom) |
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Credits
John Copeland
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Nomenclature
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