Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.4, 9.4.9, and 9.3.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.5, 10.0.2503.12, 10.1.2507.16, and 9.3.2411.124, a user who holds a role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_cmd` could execute arbitrary shell commands using the `unarchive_cmd` parameter for the `/splunkd/__upload/indexing/preview` REST endpoint.
Published: 2026-03-11
Score: 8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote code execution via REST endpoint
Action: Immediate Patch
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History

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Splunk splunk
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Splunk splunk

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Splunk
Splunk splunk Cloud Platform
Splunk splunk Enterprise
Vendors & Products Splunk
Splunk splunk Cloud Platform
Splunk splunk Enterprise

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.4, 9.4.9, and 9.3.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.5, 10.0.2503.12, 10.1.2507.16, and 9.3.2411.124, a user who holds a role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_cmd` could execute arbitrary shell commands using the `unarchive_cmd` parameter for the `/splunkd/__upload/indexing/preview` REST endpoint.
Title Remote Command Execution (RCE) through the '/splunkd/__upload/indexing/preview' REST endpoint in Splunk Enterprise
Weaknesses CWE-77
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Splunk Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform Splunk Enterprise
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-12T13:23:31.857Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.389Z

Link: CVE-2026-20163

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-12T13:23:28.580Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-11T17:16:56.607

Modified: 2026-03-24T17:10:58.140

Link: CVE-2026-20163

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-25T11:50:12Z

Weaknesses