CVE-2025-20298

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
8 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
ciscoCNA
8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA-ADPADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 11%
VendorProductVersion
splunkuniversal_forwarder
9.1.0 ≤
𝑥
< 9.1.9
splunkuniversal_forwarder
9.2.0 ≤
𝑥
< 9.2.6
splunkuniversal_forwarder
9.3.0 ≤
𝑥
< 9.3.4
splunkuniversal_forwarder
9.4.0 ≤
𝑥
< 9.4.2
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0602