QwikSec

Security Database

CVE

CWE

Training

CVE Database
/

CVE-2025-20298

Back to search

CVE-2025-20298

Published: Jun 2, 2025

Modified: Jun 2, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

8.0

HIGH

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.

VendorProductVersions

Splunk

Splunk/UniversalForwarder for Windows

affected
9.4 - < 9.4.2
affected
9.3 - < 9.3.4
affected
9.2 - < 9.2.6
affected
9.1 - < 9.1.9

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-732

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

Security Training

Train your team to recognize and prevent security threats with our comprehensive security awareness program.

Start Training

Vulnerability Scanning

Discover vulnerabilities in your applications and infrastructure before attackers do.

Scan Now