Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2026-76260
Published: August 20, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU144438
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-76260
CWE-ID: CWE-732
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to disclose stored credentials.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect permission assignment in the properties REST endpoint when reading stored credentials. A remote user can send REST API requests to read encrypted stored credentials.
Exploitation requires the rest_properties_get capability.
Affected software
Splunk Enterprise
How to mitigate CVE-2026-76260
Install security update from vendor's website.
Splunk Enterprise - addressed in versions 9.4.14, 10.0.9, 10.2.6, 10.4.2