CVE-2025-20232
MEDIUMSplunk Enterprise <9.3.3, 9.2.5, 9.1.8 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2408.103, 9.2.2406.108, 9.2.2403.113, 9.1.2312.208 and 9.1.2308.212, a low-privileged user that does not hold the “admin“ or “power“ Splunk roles could run a saved search with a risky command using the permissions of a higher-privileged user to bypass the SPL safeguards for risky commands on the “/app/search/search“ endpoint through its “s“ parameter. <br>The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.7
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
20.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Classification
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Affected Products (2)
splunk/splunk
< 9.1.8
splunk/splunk_cloud_platform
< 9.1.2308.212
Timeline
Published
Mar 26, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026