vulnerability
Splunk: CVE-2025-20298: Incorrect permission assignment on Universal Forwarder for Windows during new installation or upgrade
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 2, 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 | Nov 11, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 2, 2025
Added
Jun 27, 2025
Modified
Nov 11, 2025
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 Installation directory (by default, C:\Program Files\SplunkUniversalForwarder). This lets non-administrator users on the machine access the directory and all its contents.
Solution
splunk-upgrade-latest
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