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    "id": "CVE-2026-20297",
    "sourceURL": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20297",
    "idYear": 2026,
    "status": "PUBLISHED",
    "publishedAt": "2026-07-15T17:18:13.390Z",
    "updatedAt": "2026-07-16T03:55:53.915Z",
    "importedAt": "2026-10-24T01:57:55.771Z",
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      "at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
      "source": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"
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      "title": "Path Traversal through 'explicit_appname' in the App Install REST Endpoint in Splunk Enterprise",
      "summary": "In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.1, 10.2.5, 10.0.8, 9.4.13, and 9.3.14, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.5.2605.0, 10.4.2604.6, 10.2.2510.18, and 10.1.2507.24, a user who holds a role that contains the `edit_local_apps` and `install_apps` capabilities could cause a legitimate app installation to write files outside the intended app directory, into `$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/` and its subdirectories.<br><br>The vulnerability is caused by a path traversal in the app installation workflow, which does not restrict the installation path to the intended app directory.",
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          "vendor": "Splunk",
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              "version": "10.4",
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              "lessThan": "10.0.8"
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              "version": "9.4",
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              "lessThan": "9.4.13"
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              "version": "9.3",
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          "vendor": "Splunk",
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              "version": "10.5.2605",
              "status": "affected",
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            {
              "version": "10.4.2604",
              "status": "affected",
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              "version": "10.2.2510",
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              "version": "10.1.2507",
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