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CVE-2025-20298 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0602 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
splunk universal forwarder
>= 9.1.0, < 9.1.9
>= 9.2.0, < 9.2.6
>= 9.3.0, < 9.3.4
>= 9.4.0, < 9.4.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-20298
NVD Published Date:
Jun 2, 2025
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2025-20298 Details - Not Deferred