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Splunk Enterprise 10.0.0 < 10.0.7, 10.2.0 < 10.2.4 (SVD-2026-0609)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 320365

Synopsis

An application running on a remote web server host is affected by a vulnerability

Description

The version of Splunk installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SVD-2026-0609 advisory.

 - In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.4 and 10.0.7, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2604.0, 10.3.2512.12, 10.2.2510.15, 10.1.2507.23, 10.0.2503.14, and 9.3.2411.131, a user who holds a Splunk role that contains the high-privilege capability edit_saved_search_owner could reassign saved search ownership to users outside their authorized scope. The ownership reassignment endpoint lacks access control.See Manage saved searches and reports and Define roles on the Splunk platform with capabilities in the Splunk documentation for more information. (CVE-2026-20259)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to versions 10.4.0, 10.2.4 and 10.0.7, or higher.Splunk is actively monitoring and patching Splunk Cloud Platform instances.

See Also

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0609.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 320365

File Name: splunk_1024_cve-2026-20259.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 6/10/2026

Updated: 6/10/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-20259

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:splunk:splunk

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Splunk

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-20259

CWE: 284