CVE-2025-20298 HIGH

CVE-2025-20298: Incorrect permission assignment on Universal Forwarder for Windows during new installation or upgrade

Vendor Splunk
Product Splunk/UniversalForwarder for Windows
Weakness CWE-732
Published June 2, 2025
Last update June 2, 2025
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CVSS base score

8.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 2, 2025 CVE published
June 2, 2025 Record updated