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TI-2026-16455 Aliases CVE-2026-20266GHSA-vxp7-5w84-27pf

OS Command Injection in the btool Configuration Helper in Splunk AI Toolkit

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00632 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Splunk AI Toolkit (Splunk): 5.7.4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SplunkSplunk AI Toolkit5.7 to before 5.7.45.7.4Patch availableCNA
  • Splunk AI Toolkit VendorSplunk Affected 5.7 to before 5.7.4 Fixed in 5.7.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:ai_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.7.0 to before 5.7.4VulnerableSplunk
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:ai_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7.0 to before 5.7.4 Vulnerable ·Splunk

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Splunk AI Toolkit (Splunk) Fixed in 5.7.4

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Splunk AI Toolkit 5.7.4

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-16454 Insecure Default Domain Allowlist in Splunk AI ToolkitPriority LOW 19
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-20266
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vxp7-5w84-27pf
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-53450 Remote Code Execution (RCE) through Deserialization of Untrusted Data in the Model Loading REST API in Splunk AI Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-53449 Missing Authorization in Container and Connection Management through the REST API in Splunk AI Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2026-53446 Improper Privilege Management through Agent Run History in Splunk AI Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2026-53454 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Scheduled Searches in Splunk AI Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-53452 Improper Access Control in Experiment History through the REST API in Splunk AI Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-53451 Improper Access Control through Scheduled Searches in Splunk AI Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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