CVE-2026-20165
Sensitive Information Disclosure in MongoClient logging channel in Splunk Enterprise
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Sensitive Information Disclosure in MongoClient logging channel in Splunk Enterprise
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-20165- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-532, CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-11232
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-11232- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m4gj-655q-gvm8
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.1, 10.0.4, 9.4.9, and 9.3.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform...
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.
- Record
GHSA-m4gj-655q-gvm8- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-20165- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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-2026-20165 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Splunk, published March 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.