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CVE-2026-20238

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Summary

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

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.

CVSS Score
6.5
Medium
EPSS Score
0.0
Exploit Probability
Published Date
2026-05-20
First Seen: 2026-05-21
📊 Relative Risk Intelligence

This CVE is Lower Risk - more severe than 47.8% of all 325,680 vulnerabilities in our database.

#169,892
Below average severity
Severity Percentile
🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: May 20, 2026
🔍 Exploitation Status
None
No known exploits
⚙️ Automatable
NO
Requires human interaction
💥 Technical Impact
Partial
Limited system impact
🏆 Discovered By
Martin Muller, Splunk
SSVC data provided by CISA
Last Modified 2026-05-26
Source NVD 🔗
CVSS Vector 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE IDs (Weakness Types)

📦 Affected Products 1

🔗 References 1