CVE-2025-20298

HIGH

SplunkUniversalForwarder <9.4.2-9.1.9 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

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.

References (1)

[Vendor Advisory] https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0602

Scores

CVSS v3 8.0

EPSS 0.0017

EPSS Percentile 37.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-732

Status published

Products (1)

splunk/universal_forwarder 9.1.0 - 9.1.9

Published Jun 02, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026