CVE-2026-20162 | Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through Path Traversal in Splunk Enterprise

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.3, 9.4.9, and 9.3.9, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.4, 10.1.2507.15, 10.0.2503.11, and 9.3.2411.123, a low-privileged user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could craft a malicious payload when creating a View (Settings - User Interface - Views) at the `/manager/launcher/data/ui/views/_new` endpoint leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through a path traversal vulnerability. This could result in execution of unauthorized JavaScript code in the browser of a user. The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.

Published: 2026-03-11 Last update: 2026-03-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published

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Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-20162 is rated Low Risk (30.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-20162

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-05-18	0.04%	0.05%	+0.01%
2	2026-03-12	—	0.04%	—

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-20162

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.3	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.1	4.2	[email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-20162

CWE-79 MITRE ↗

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-20162

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
splunk	splunk	>= 9.3.0, < 9.3.9	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
splunk	splunk	>= 9.4.0, < 9.4.9	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
splunk	splunk	>= 10.0.0, < 10.0.3	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
splunk	splunk_cloud_platform	>= 9.3.2411, < 9.3.2411.123	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::
splunk	splunk_cloud_platform	>= 10.0.2503, < 10.0.2503.11	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::
splunk	splunk_cloud_platform	>= 10.1.2507, < 10.1.2507.15	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::
splunk	splunk_cloud_platform	>= 10.2.2510, < 10.2.2510.4	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::

References for CVE-2026-20162

URL	Tags
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0301	Vendor Advisory

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