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Splunk Enterprise 9.4.0 < 9.4.13, 10.0.0 < 10.0.8, 10.2.0 < 10.2.5, 10.4.0 < 10.4.1 (SVD-2026-0704)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 327044

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-2026-0704 advisory.

 - In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.1, 10.2.5, 10.0.8, and 9.4.13, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.5.2605.0, 10.4.2604.6, 10.3.2512.15, 10.2.2510.18, and 10.1.2507.24, a low-privileged user that does not hold the 'admin' or 'power' Splunk roles could view stored credential hashes when they access the `/servicesNS/-/-/storage/passwords` REST endpoint through the `|rest` Search Processing Language (SPL) command.<br><br>The exposure happens because the `|rest` SPL command returns the `encr_password` field in the results of the `/servicesNS/-/-/storage/passwords` REST endpoint. (CVE-2026-20298)

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

Solution

To fix the problem, perform the following procedure on Splunk Enterprise:1. Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to versions 10.4.1, 10.2.5, 10.0.8, 9.4.13, or higher.2. In the limits.conf configuration file, under the [storage_passwords_masking] stanza, set mask_encr_password = true.3. Restart the Splunk Enterprise instance.For more information, see How to edit a configuration file and the limits.conf configuration specification file.Splunk is actively monitoring and patching Splunk Cloud Platform instances.

See Also

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0704.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 327044

File Name: splunk_1041_cve-2026-20298.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 7/15/2026

Updated: 7/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.77

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-20298

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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: 7/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/15/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-20298

CWE: 200