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CVE-2026-20266: Splunk AI Toolkit · OS Command Injection

Affects Splunk AI ToolkitSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical : upgrade to 5.7.4 as a priority.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.1Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 50% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.7.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 17 Jun 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Splunk AI Toolkit to 5.7.4.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
SplunkSplunk AI ToolkitAffected
  • >=5.7 <5.7.4
Fixed in
  • 5.7.4

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restrict admin role assignments to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to command execution. Avoid running Splunk AI Toolkit 5.7 in environments where untrusted users have admin access.

Description

In Splunk AI Toolkit versions below 5.7.4, a user who holds the "admin" Splunk role could execute arbitrary OS commands on the host running the Splunk Enterprise instance. The vulnerability is possible because of an unsafe shell execution pattern in the btool configuration helper, which constructs OS command strings from dynamic parameters without disabling shell interpretation.

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