CVE-2025-20229
moderate-risk
Published 2025-03-26
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.75% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
8
CVSS 8.0/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (3)
Affected Vendors
References (1)
Vendor Advisory
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0301
40
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
28/34 · Critical
Exploitability
3/34 · Minimal
Exposure
9/34 · Low