#VU123093 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2026-20142

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#VU123093 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2026-20142

Published: February 19, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU123093
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20142
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Splunk Enterprise
Software vendor:
Splunk Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to application stores sensitive information in configuration files. A remote user of a Splunk Search Head Cluster (SHC) deployment who holds a role with access to the Splunk _internal index can view in plain text the RSA accessKey value from the Authentication.conf file.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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