#VU118466 Improper access control in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2025-20379
Published: November 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118466
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20379
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Enterprise
Software vendor:
Splunk Inc.
Splunk Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions at the "/services/streams/search" endpoint. A remote low-privileged user can run a saved search with a risky command using the permissions of a higher-privileged user to bypass the SPL safeguards for risky commands by circumventing endpoint restrictions using character encoding in the REST path passed via the "q" parameter to the affected endpoint.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.