CVE-2025-20226

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.1, 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2408.107, 9.2.2406.111, and 9.1.2308.214, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could run a saved search with a risky command using the permissions of a higher-privileged user to bypass the SPL safeguards for risky commands on the "/services/streams/search" endpoint through its "q" parameter. The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
SplunkSplunk Enterprise9.4 < 9.4.1affected
SplunkSplunk Enterprise9.3 < 9.3.3affected
SplunkSplunk Enterprise9.2 < 9.2.5affected
SplunkSplunk Enterprise9.1 < 9.1.8affected
SplunkSplunk Cloud Platform9.3.2408 < 9.3.2408.107affected
SplunkSplunk Cloud Platform9.2.2406 < 9.2.2406.111affected
SplunkSplunk Cloud Platform9.1.2308 < 9.1.2308.214affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-200: The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References