CVE-2026-20204CWE-377

Improper Handling and Insufficient Isolation of Specific Temporary Files in Splunk Enterprise

High · published April 15, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
3%
Percentile
87.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.1, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.5, 10.2.2510.9, 10.1.2507.19, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a low-privileged user that does not hold the `admin` or `power` Splunk roles could potentially perform a Remote Code Execution (RCE) by uploading a malicious file to the `$SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/apptemp` directory due to improper handling and insufficient isolation of temporary files within the `apptemp` directory.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03098 · 87.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-377 · Insecure Temporary File
Published
2026-04-15T15:17Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 APR 15:17Z
    Improper Handling and Insufficient Isolation of Specific Temporary Files in Splunk Enterprise
    cvelistv5