CVE-2026-20202 (GCVE-0-2026-20202)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-15 15:17 – Updated: 2026-04-16 03:55
VLAI?
Title
Improper Input Validation during User Account Creation in Splunk Enterprise
Summary
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.2, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.6, 10.2.2510.10, 10.1.2507.20, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a user who holds a role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_user`could create a specially crafted username that includes a null byte or a non-UTF-8 percent-encoded byte due to improper input validation.<br><br>This could lead to inconsistent conversion of usernames into a proper format for storage and account management inconsistencies, such as being unable to edit or delete affected users.
Severity ?
6.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-176 - The software does not properly handle when an input contains Unicode encoding.
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Splunk Splunk Enterprise Affected: 10.2 , < 10.2.2 (custom)
Affected: 10.0 , < 10.0.5 (custom)
Affected: 9.4 , < 9.4.10 (custom)
Affected: 9.3 , < 9.3.11 (custom)
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    Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform Affected: 10.4.2603 , < Not Affected (custom)
Affected: 10.3.2512 , < 10.3.2512.6 (custom)
Affected: 10.2.2510 , < 10.2.2510.10 (custom)
Affected: 10.1.2507 , < 10.1.2507.20 (custom)
Affected: 10.0.2503 , < 10.0.2503.13 (custom)
Affected: 9.3.2411 , < 9.3.2411.127 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2026-04-15 00:00
Credits
Ryan Luke<br><br>Mahfujur Rahman (mahfujwhh)
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