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TI-2025-14532 Aliases CVE-2025-20232GHSA-g97h-g237-c9p9

Risky Command Safeguards Bypass in “/app/search/search“ endpoint through “s“ parameter in Splunk Enterprise

Priority LOW 26CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2408.103, 9.2.2406.108, 9.2.2403.113, 9.1.2312.208 and 9.1.2308.212, a low-privileged user that does not hold the “admin“ or “power“ Splunk roles could run a saved search with a risky command using the permissions of a higher-privileged user to bypass the SPL safeguards for risky commands on the “/app/search/search“ endpoint through its “s“ parameter. <br>The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated 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 0.00482 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Splunk Enterprise (Splunk): 9.3.3, 9.2.5, 9.1.8Splunk Cloud Platform (Splunk): 9.3.2408.103, 9.2.2406.108, 9.2.2403.113 +2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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 Enterprise9.3 to before 9.3.3; 9.2 to before 9.2.5; 9.1 to before 9.1.89.3.3, 9.2.5, 9.1.8Patch availableCNA
SplunkSplunk Cloud Platform9.3.2408 to before 9.3.2408.103; 9.2.2406 to before 9.2.2406.108; 9.2.2403 to before 9.2.2403.113; 9.1.2312 to before 9.1.2312.208; 9.1.2308 to before 9.1.2308.2129.3.2408.103, 9.2.2406.108, 9.2.2403.113, 9.1.2312.208, 9.1.2308.212Patch availableCNA
  • Splunk Enterprise VendorSplunk Affected 9.3 to before 9.3.3; 9.2 to before 9.2.5; 9.1 to before 9.1.8 Fixed in 9.3.3, 9.2.5, 9.1.8 Patch available CNA
  • Splunk Cloud Platform VendorSplunk Affected 9.3.2408 to before 9.3.2408.103; 9.2.2406 to before 9.2.2406.108; 9.2.2403 to before 9.2.2403.113; 9.1.2312 to before 9.1.2312.208; 9.1.2308 to before 9.1.2308.212 Fixed in 9.3.2408.103, 9.2.2406.108, 9.2.2403.113, 9.1.2312.208, 9.1.2308.212 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

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_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.2308 to before 9.1.2308.212; 9.1.2312.100 to before 9.1.2312.208; 9.2.2403.100 to before 9.2.2403.113; 9.2.2406.100 to before 9.2.2406.108; 9.3.2408.100 to before 9.3.2408.103VulnerableSplunk
  • 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_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.2308 to before 9.1.2308.212; 9.1.2312.100 to before 9.1.2312.208; 9.2.2403.100 to before 9.2.2403.113; 9.2.2406.100 to before 9.2.2406.108; 9.3.2408.100 to before 9.3.2408.103 Vulnerable ·Splunk

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise (Splunk) Fixed in 9.3.3, 9.2.5, 9.1.8
  • Fix · CNA Splunk Cloud Platform (Splunk) Fixed in 9.3.2408.103, 9.2.2406.108, 9.2.2403.113, 9.1.2312.208, 9.1.2308.212

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, 9.3.3

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-14528 Cross-site request forgery in Splunk EnterprisePriority LOW 28
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-20232
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g97h-g237-c9p9

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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