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.

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Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Splunk
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Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description 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.
Title Sensitive Information Disclosure in "_internal" index in Splunk Enterprise
Weaknesses CWE-532
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-19T04:55:47.612Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.382Z

Link: CVE-2026-20142

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-18T17:43:31.731Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-18T18:24:28.053

Modified: 2026-02-19T15:53:02.850

Link: CVE-2026-20142

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-19T10:11:33Z

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