High severity · published Jun 2, 2025
CVE-2025-20298
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…
8.0
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
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)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UF
Universal Forwarder · Splunk
9.1.0 before 9.1.9; 9.2.0 before 9.2.6; 9.3.0 before 9.3.4; 9.4.0 before 9.4.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20298
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-20298
Vendor Advisory
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0602
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