CVE-2025-20298

HIGH EPSS 14.9%
Published Jun 2, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.0 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Jun 2, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.0
Exploitability
2.1
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
14.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-732

Affected Products 5

VendorProductVersionRange
splunkuniversal_forwarder*≥9.1.0  –  <9.1.9
splunkuniversal_forwarder*≥9.2.0  –  <9.2.6
splunkuniversal_forwarder*≥9.3.0  –  <9.3.4
splunkuniversal_forwarder*≥9.4.0  –  <9.4.2
microsoftwindows*any

References 1

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.