CVE-2025-20229 describes a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2408.104, 9.2.2406.108, 9.2.2403.114, and 9.1.2312.208. This flaw allows a low-privileged user, without "admin" or "power" roles, to execute arbitrary code by uploading a malicious file due to missing authorization checks. Rated 8.0 HIGH on the CVSS scale, the vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 9.1.0, < 9.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.2.0, < 9.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.3.0, < 9.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
9.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:9.4.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.1.2312, < 9.1.2312.208CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.