High severity · published Mar 26, 2025
CVE-2025-20229
In 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, a low-privileged…
8.0
CVSS
16%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In 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, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could perform a Remote Code Execution (RCE) through a file upload to the "$SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/apptemp" directory due to missing authorization checks.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)16.0% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SP
Splunk · Splunk
9.1.0 before 9.1.8; 9.2.0 before 9.2.5; 9.3.0 before 9.3.3; 9.4.0 · source: NVD
SC
Splunk Cloud Platform · Splunk
9.1.2312 before 9.1.2312.208; 9.2.2403 before 9.2.2403.114; 9.2.2406.100 before 9.2.2406.108; 9.3.2408.100 before 9.3.2408.104 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20229
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-20229
Vendor Advisory
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0301
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