CVE-2025-20298

June 2, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

8.0
High

Description

In Universal Forwarder for Windows versions below 9.4.2, 9.3.4, 9.2.6, and 9.1.9, a new installation of or an upgrade to an affected version can result in incorrect permissions assignment in the Universal Forwarder for Windows Installation directory (by default, C:\Program Files\SplunkUniversalForwarder). This lets non-administrator users on the machine access the directory and all its contents.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Splunk
  • Splunk Universal Forwarder
  • <9.4.2, <9.3.4, <9.2.6, <9.1.9

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-732
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a splunk splunk_universal_forwarder <9.4.2 / / / / / / /
a splunk splunk_universal_forwarder <9.3.4 / / / / / / /
a splunk splunk_universal_forwarder <9.2.6 / / / / / / /
a splunk splunk_universal_forwarder <9.1.9 / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

8.0 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: June 2, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified: June 2, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

psirt@cisco.com

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