RCE via admin shell on Splunk Enterprise; widely deployed software.
CVE-2026-20266
RCE in Splunk AI Toolkit <=5.7.3 via admin shell.
Is CVE-2026-20266 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-20266 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.63% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-20266?
CVE-2026-20266 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-20266?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-20266. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-20266 affect?
CVE-2026-20266 affects Splunk AI Toolkit <5.7.4, Splunk Enterprise host running AI Toolkit. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-20266?
Upgrade to 5.7.4+; restart Splunk; review logs.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Admin can execute arbitrary OS commands on the Splunk Enterprise host.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 5.7 and < 5.7.4
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.