CVE-2025-20298

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
SplunkSplunk/UniversalForwarder for Windows9.4 < 9.4.2affected
SplunkSplunk/UniversalForwarder for Windows9.3 < 9.3.4affected
SplunkSplunk/UniversalForwarder for Windows9.2 < 9.2.6affected
SplunkSplunk/UniversalForwarder for Windows9.1 < 9.1.9affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-732: The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

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

References