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TI-2025-14531 Aliases CVE-2025-20231GHSA-5q93-m8w2-xmp8

Sensitive Information Disclosure in Splunk Secure Gateway App

Priority LOW 34CWE-532Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-532.

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.1, 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8, and versions below 3.8.38 and 3.7.23 of the Splunk Secure Gateway app on Splunk Cloud Platform, a low-privileged user that does not hold the “admin“ or “power“ Splunk roles could run a search using the permissions of a higher-privileged user that could lead to disclosure of sensitive information.<br><br>The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated low-privileged user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0053 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Splunk Enterprise (Splunk): 9.4.1, 9.3.3, 9.2.5 +1Splunk Secure Gateway (Splunk): 3.8.38, 3.7.23

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SplunkSplunk Enterprise9.4 to before 9.4.1; 9.3 to before 9.3.3; 9.2 to before 9.2.5; 9.1 to before 9.1.89.4.1, 9.3.3, 9.2.5, 9.1.8Patch availableCNA
SplunkSplunk Secure Gateway3.8 to before 3.8.38; 3.7 to before 3.7.233.8.38, 3.7.23Patch availableCNA
  • Splunk Enterprise VendorSplunk Affected 9.4 to before 9.4.1; 9.3 to before 9.3.3; 9.2 to before 9.2.5; 9.1 to before 9.1.8 Fixed in 9.4.1, 9.3.3, 9.2.5, 9.1.8 Patch available CNA
  • Splunk Secure Gateway VendorSplunk Affected 3.8 to before 3.8.38; 3.7 to before 3.7.23 Fixed in 3.8.38, 3.7.23 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*9.1.0 to before 9.1.8; 9.2.0 to before 9.2.5; 9.3.0 to before 9.3.3VulnerableSplunk
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:9.4.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*9.4.0VulnerableSplunk
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_secure_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.0 to before 3.7.23; 3.8.0 to before 3.8.38VulnerableSplunk
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 9.1.0 to before 9.1.8; 9.2.0 to before 9.2.5; 9.3.0 to before 9.3.3 Vulnerable ·Splunk
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:9.4.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 9.4.0 Vulnerable ·Splunk
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_secure_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.0 to before 3.7.23; 3.8.0 to before 3.8.38 Vulnerable ·Splunk

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise (Splunk) Fixed in 9.4.1, 9.3.3, 9.2.5, 9.1.8
  • Fix · CNA Splunk Secure Gateway (Splunk) Fixed in 3.8.38, 3.7.23

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Splunk Enterprise 9.1.8, 9.2.5 and 2 more versions

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-14530 Improper access control in Splunk EnterprisePriority LOW 29
    • TI-2025-14526 Risky command safeguards bypass in “/services/streams/search“ endpoint through “q“ parameter in Splunk EnterprisePriority LOW 26
    • TI-2025-14527 Information Disclosure through external content warning modal dialog box bypass in Splunk Enterprise Dashboard StudioPriority LOW 20
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  • Release ·

    Splunk Secure Gateway 3.7.23, 3.8.38

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-14530 Improper access control in Splunk EnterprisePriority LOW 29
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-20231
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5q93-m8w2-xmp8

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-16444 Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Creation and Truncation in a PostgreSQL Sidecar Service Endpoint in Splunk Enterprise KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-00154 The (1) TLS and (2) DTLS implementations in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g do not properly… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-24841 Remote code execution (RCE) in Splunk Enterprise through Insecure XML Parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-15979 ‘edit_user’ Capability Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-30707 Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to insecure session storage configuration in Splunk Enterprise on Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-21345 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the radio template in Splunk Enterprise CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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