Vulnerability · Published Jun 2, 2025 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2025-20298Incorrect permission assignment on Universal Forwarder for Windows during new installation or upgrade
High 8.0
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect permission assignment in Splunk/UniversalForwarder for Windows from Splunk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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 for Windows Installation directory (by default, C:\Program Files\SplunkUniversalForwarder). This lets non-administrator users on the machine access the directory and all its contents.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk/UniversalForwarder for Windows | 9.4 – before 9.4.29.3 – before 9.3.49.2 – before 9.2.69.1 – before 9.1.9 |
Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H