Vulnerability · Published Mar 11, 2026 · Assigned by cisco

CVE-2026-20165Sensitive Information Disclosure in MongoClient logging channel in Splunk Enterprise

Medium 6.3

In plain English

A medium-severity sensitive data in logs in Splunk Cloud Platform from Splunk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Splunk Splunk Enterprise 10.2 – before 10.2.110.0 – before 10.0.49.4 – before 9.4.99.3 – before 9.3.10
Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform 10.2.2510 – before 10.2.2510.710.1.2507 – before 10.1.2507.1710.0.2503 – before 10.0.2503.129.3.2411 – before 9.3.2411.124

Weakness: CWE-532 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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