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High · 8.0 CVE-2026-20163 EUVD-2026-11229GHSA-7vjc-jh6c-q29g

Remote Command Execution (RCE) through the '/splunkd/__upload/indexing/preview' REST endpoint in Splunk Enterprise

Published Mar 11, 2026 · Updated Mar 12, 2026 · Assigned by cisco

Vendor: Splunk Product: Splunk Cloud Platform Product: Splunk Enterprise

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Splunk Splunk Enterprise 10.0 – < 10.0.4, 9.4 – < 9.4.9, 9.3 – < 9.3.10 10.0.4
Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform 10.2.2510 – < 10.2.2510.5, 10.0.2503 – < 10.0.2503.12, 10.1.2507 – < 10.1.2507.16, 9.3.2411 – < 9.3.2411.124 10.2.2510.5

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