CVE-2026-20139

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

State
Published
Severity
4.3 Medium
Published
Feb 18, 2026
Updated
Feb 19, 2026
Reserved
Oct 8, 2025

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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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.14.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lcisco

Weaknesses

  • CWE-400 The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Splunk EnterpriseSplunk
  • 10.0 to before 10.0.2Affected
  • 9.4 to before 9.4.8Affected
  • 9.3 to before 9.3.9Affected
  • 9.2 to before 9.2.12Affected
Splunk Cloud PlatformSplunk
  • 10.2.2510 to before 10.2.2510.3Affected
  • 10.1.2507 to before 10.1.2507.8Affected
  • 10.0.2503 to before 10.0.2503.9Affected
  • 9.3.2411 to before 9.3.2411.121Affected

References

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