Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-20142

Title: RSA accessKey exposure in Splunk Search Head Cluster

Information Disclosure

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-20142.

CWE Category CWE-532
Published Date Feb 18, 2026
Modified Date Feb 23, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 6.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.31%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-20142: In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.2, 9.4.7, 9.3.9, and 9.2.11, a user of a Splunk Search Head Cluster (SHC) deployment who holds a role with access to the Splunk `_internal` index could view the RSA `accessKey` value from the [<u>Authentication.conf</u> ](https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/admin-manual/10.2/configuration-file-reference/10.2.0-configuration-file-reference/authentication.conf)file, in plain text.

Impacted Vendors

S
splunk 1
J
jenkins 1

Reference Links

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0207
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.8
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
4.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-20142 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

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Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

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Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.