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 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 v3.0 8.0 HIGH

8.0^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0301	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:9.4.0::::enterprise:::
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::

History

21 Jul 2025, 20:49

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Splunk Splunk splunk Cloud Platform Splunk splunk
References	~~() https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0301 -~~	() https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0301 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::* cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:9.4.0::::enterprise:::

26 Mar 2025, 22:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-03-26 22:15

Updated : 2025-07-21 20:49

NVD link : CVE-2025-20229

Mitre link : CVE-2025-20229

JSON object : View

Products Affected

splunk

splunk
splunk_cloud_platform

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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