CVE-2026-20256CWE-20

Improper Input Validation through Protocol-Relative URL in Classic Dashboards in Splunk Enterprise

Medium · published June 10, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.7
EPSS
0%
Percentile
28.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.4, 10.0.7, 9.4.12, and 9.3.13, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.3.2512.13, 10.2.2510.15, 10.1.2507.23, and 9.3.2411.132, a low-privileged user that does not hold the 'admin' or 'power' Splunk roles could cause data exfiltration through classic dashboards by redirecting a victim to an external site using a protocol-relative URL in a drill-down link.<br><br>The vulnerability exists because the URL classifier in classic dashboards only recognizes `http://` and `https://` schemes when checking for external URLs. Protocol-relative URLs such as `//attacker.com` bypass this check entirely, and Splunk Web does not show the external-navigation warning dialog to the victim.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.7 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00361 · 28.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
Published
2026-06-10T17:15Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 JUN 17:15Z
    Improper Input Validation through Protocol-Relative URL in Classic Dashboards in Splunk Enterprise
    cvelistv5