Incorrect default permissions in Splunk Universal Forwarder - CVE-2025-20298

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Incorrect default permissions in Splunk Universal Forwarder - CVE-2025-20298

Published: June 2, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU110074
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20298
CWE-ID: CWE-276
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Splunk Inc.
Affected software:
Splunk Universal Forwarder

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect default permissions set on the "C:\\Program Files\\SplunkUniversalForwarder" folder after installation of software upgrade. A local unprivileged user can modify files in the folder and escalate privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-20298

Install updates from vendor's website.

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