Splunk Enterprise: Exposed RSA access keys in internal index

Summary

A user with certain access rights in a Splunk Search Head Cluster deployment can view sensitive RSA access keys in plain text. This is a concern because it could allow unauthorized access to your system. To mitigate this, update to the latest version of Splunk Enterprise or restrict access to the _internal index.

What to do

No fix is available yet. Check with your software vendor for updates.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fix available
splunk	splunk	> 9.2.0 , <= 9.2.11	–
splunk	splunk	> 9.3.0 , <= 9.3.9	–
splunk	splunk	> 9.4.0 , <= 9.4.7	–
splunk	splunk	> 10.0.0 , <= 10.0.2	–

Original title

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 co...

Original 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.

nvd CVSS3.1 4.9

Vulnerability type

CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2026-0207 Vendor Advisory