Improper access control in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2025-20366

 

Improper access control in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2025-20366

Published: October 7, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU116643
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20366
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user can access sensitive search results if Splunk Enterprise runs an administrative search job in the background.


Affected software

Splunk Enterprise

How to mitigate CVE-2025-20366

Install updates from vendor's website.

Splunk Enterprise - addressed in versions 9.2.8, 9.3.6, 9.4.4

External References

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