In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.2, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.6, 10.2.2510.10, 10.1.2507.20, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a user who holds a role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_user`could create a specially crafted username that includes a null byte or a non-UTF-8 percent-encoded byte due to improper input validation.<br><br>This could lead to inconsistent conversion of usernames into a proper format for storage and account management inconsistencies, such as being unable to edit or delete affected users.
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References
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| https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0401 |
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History
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.2, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.6, 10.2.2510.10, 10.1.2507.20, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a user who holds a role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_user`could create a specially crafted username that includes a null byte or a non-UTF-8 percent-encoded byte due to improper input validation.<br><br>This could lead to inconsistent conversion of usernames into a proper format for storage and account management inconsistencies, such as being unable to edit or delete affected users. | |
| Title | Improper Input Validation during User Account Creation in Splunk Enterprise | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-176 | |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-15T15:17:43.871Z
Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.397Z
Link: CVE-2026-20202
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-15T16:16:34.120
Modified: 2026-04-15T16:16:34.120
Link: CVE-2026-20202
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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