CVE-2025-20298 json
Incorrect permission assignment on Universal Forwarder for Windows during new installation or upgrade
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-16672
- cvss
- 8.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Splunk Splunk/UniversalForwarder for Windows 9.1.9, 9.2.6, 9.3.4, 9.4.2
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Splunk Splunk/UniversalForwarder for Windows
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
-
advisory.splunk.com
/advisories/SVD-2025-0602
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-20298
- NVD CVE-2025-20298
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