Vulnerability · Published May 20, 2026 · Assigned by cisco

CVE-2026-20238Improper Access Control through Role Inheritance in Splunk AI Toolkit app

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect authorization in Splunk AI Toolkit from Splunk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In Splunk AI Toolkit versions below 5.7.3, a low-privileged user that does not hold the 'admin' or 'power' roles could access confidential data that was restricted through `srchFilter` configurations on custom roles.<br><br>The app contains an `authorize.conf` configuration file with a `srchFilter` entry that modifies the built-in ‘user’ role. Because the Splunk platform combines inherited search filters with the `OR` SPL operator, the injected filter overrides more restrictive filters on child roles.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Splunk	Splunk AI Toolkit	5.7 – before 5.7.3

Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0502