Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform
CVE-2026-20298: Sensitive Information Disclosure through the storage/passwords REST Endpoint in Splunk Enterprise
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.1, 10.2.5, 10.0.8, and 9.4.13, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.5.2605.0, 10.4.2604.6, 10.3.2512.15, 10.2.2510.18, and 10.1.2507.24, a low-privileged user that does not hold the 'admin' or 'power' Splunk roles could view stored credential hashes when they access the `/servicesNS/-/-/storage/passwords` REST endpoint through the `|rest` Search Processing Language (SPL) command.<br><br>The exposure happens because the `|rest` SPL command returns the `encr_password` field in the results of the `/servicesNS/-/-/storage/passwords` REST endpoint.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Splunk Enterprise 10.4 | 10.4.1 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 10.2 | 10.2.5 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 10.0 | 10.0.8 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.4 | 9.4.13 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 10.5 | 10.5.2605.0 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 10.4 | 10.4.2604.6 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 10.3 | 10.3.2512.15 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 10.2 | 10.2.2510.18 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 10.1 | 10.1.2507.24 or later |
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What it is
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.1, 10.2.5, 10.0.8, and 9.4.13, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.5.2605.0, 10.4.2604.6, 10.3.2512.15, 10.2.2510.18, and 10.1.2507.24, a low-privileged user that does not hold the 'admin' or 'power' Splunk roles could view stored credential hashes when they access the `/servicesNS/-/-/storage/passwords` REST endpoint through the `|rest` Search Processing Language (SPL) command.<br><br>The exposure happens because the `|rest` SPL command returns the `encr_password` field in the results of the `/servicesNS/-/-/storage/passwords` REST endpoint.
Sources
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