Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform
CVE-2026-20259: Improper Access Control in Splunk Enterprise
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.4 and 10.0.7, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2604.0, 10.3.2512.12, 10.2.2510.15, 10.1.2507.23, 10.0.2503.14, and 9.3.2411.131, a user who holds a Splunk role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_saved_search_owner` could reassign saved search ownership to users outside their authorized scope.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Splunk Enterprise 10.2 | 10.2.4 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 10.0 | 10.0.7 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 10.3 | 10.3.2512.12 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 10.2 | 10.2.2510.15 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 10.1 | 10.1.2507.23 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 10.0 | 10.0.2503.14 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 9.3 | 9.3.2411.131 or later |
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What it is
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.4 and 10.0.7, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2604.0, 10.3.2512.12, 10.2.2510.15, 10.1.2507.23, 10.0.2503.14, and 9.3.2411.131, a user who holds a Splunk role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_saved_search_owner` could reassign saved search ownership to users outside their authorized scope. The ownership reassignment endpoint lacks access control.
Sources
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