CVE-2026-20142
Sensitive Information Disclosure in "_internal" index in Splunk Enterprise
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> file, in plain text.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Sensitive Information Disclosure in "_internal" index in Splunk Enterprise
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> file, in plain text.
- Record
CVE-2026-20142- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-532, CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-7937
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> file, in plain text.
- Record
EUVD-2026-7937- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rq7m-qrq2-mrg5
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...
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> file, in plain text.
- Record
GHSA-rq7m-qrq2-mrg5- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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> file, in plain text.
- Record
CVE-2026-20142- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-20142 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Splunk, published February 18, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.