CVE-2026-20251
HIGHRemote Code Execution through Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Splunk Secure Gateway
Title source: cnaDescription
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.4, 10.0.7, 9.4.12, and 9.3.13, Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.3.2512.12, 10.2.2510.14, 10.1.2507.22, and 9.3.2411.132, and Splunk Secure Gateway versions below 3.10.6, 3.9.20, and 3.8.67, a low-privileged user that does not hold the 'admin' or 'power' Splunk roles could perform a Remote Code Execution (RCE) through the Splunk Secure Gateway app.<br><br>The Remote Code Execution is possible because of unsafe deserialization of App Key Value Store (KV Store) data through the ‘jsonpickle’ Python library, which reconstructs arbitrary Python objects from specially crafted JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) without adequate validation.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0056
EPSS Percentile
42.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-502
Status
published
Products (14)
splunk/splunk
9.3.0 - 9.3.13
Splunk/Splunk Cloud Platform
10.1.2507 - 10.1.2507.22
Splunk/Splunk Cloud Platform
10.2.2510 - 10.2.2510.14
Splunk/Splunk Cloud Platform
10.3.2512 - 10.3.2512.12
Splunk/Splunk Cloud Platform
9.3.2411 - 9.3.2411.132
Splunk/Splunk Enterprise
10.0 - 10.0.7
Splunk/Splunk Enterprise
10.2 - 10.2.4
Splunk/Splunk Enterprise
9.3 - 9.3.13
Splunk/Splunk Enterprise
9.4 - 9.4.12
Splunk/Splunk Secure Gateway
3.10 - 3.10.6
... and 4 more
Published
Jun 10, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 11, 2026