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CVE-2026-20256

Improper Input Validation through Protocol-Relative URL in Classic Dashboards in Splunk Enterprise

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 10.2.4, 10.0.7, 9.4.12, 9.3.13, 10.3.2512.13, and 3 more
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.4, 10.0.7, 9.4.12, and 9.3.13, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.3.2512.13, 10.2.2510.15, 10.1.2507.23, and 9.3.2411.132, a low-privileged user that does not hold the 'admin' or 'power' Splunk roles could cause data exfiltration through classic dashboards by redirecting a victim to an external site using a protocol-relative URL in a drill-down link.<br><br>The vulnerability exists because the URL classifier in classic dashboards only recognizes `http://` and `https://` schemes when checking for external URLs. Protocol-relative URLs such as `//attacker.com` bypass this check entirely, and Splunk Web does not show the external-navigation warning dialog to the victim.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise

    From 10.2 · fixed in 10.2.4; From 10.0 · fixed in 10.0.7; From 9.4 · fixed in 9.4.12; From 9.3 · fixed in 9.3.13

  • Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform

    From 10.3.2512 · fixed in 10.3.2512.13; From 10.2.2510 · fixed in 10.2.2510.15; From 10.1.2507 · fixed in 10.1.2507.23; From 9.3.2411 · fixed in 9.3.2411.132

References 1

advisory.splunk.com