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Medium · 4.3 CVE-2026-20139 EUVD-2026-8197GHSA-4vmx-r9fj-4cm5

Client-Side Denial of Service (DoS) through ''/splunkd/__raw/services/authentication/users/username'' REST API endpoint in Splunk Enterprise

Published Feb 18, 2026 · Updated Feb 19, 2026 · Assigned by cisco

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.2, 9.4.8, 9.3.9, and 9.2.12, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.3, 10.1.2507.8, 10.0.2503.9, and 9.3.2411.121, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could craft a malicious payload into the `realname`, `tz`, or `email` parameters of the `/splunkd/__raw/services/authentication/users/username` REST API endpoint when they change a password. This could potentially lead to a client‑side denial‑of‑service (DoS). The malicious payload might significantly slow page load times or render Splunk Web temporarily unresponsive.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Splunk Splunk Enterprise 10.0 – < 10.0.2, 9.4 – < 9.4.8, 9.3 – < 9.3.9, 9.2 – < 9.2.12 10.0.2
Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform 10.2.2510 – < 10.2.2510.3, 10.1.2507 – < 10.1.2507.8, 10.0.2503 – < 10.0.2503.9, 9.3.2411 – < 9.3.2411.121 10.2.2510.3

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