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TI-2025-14595 Aliases CVE-2025-20298GHSA-4q83-43xw-q63j

Incorrect permission assignment on Universal Forwarder for Windows during new installation or upgrade

Priority LOW 37CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00304 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Splunk/UniversalForwarder for Windows (Splunk): 9.4.2, 9.3.4, 9.2.6 +1

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/UniversalForwarder for Windows9.4 to before 9.4.2; 9.3 to before 9.3.4; 9.2 to before 9.2.6; 9.1 to before 9.1.99.4.2, 9.3.4, 9.2.6, 9.1.9Patch availableCNA
  • Splunk/UniversalForwarder for Windows VendorSplunk Affected 9.4 to before 9.4.2; 9.3 to before 9.3.4; 9.2 to before 9.2.6; 9.1 to before 9.1.9 Fixed in 9.4.2, 9.3.4, 9.2.6, 9.1.9 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.0 to before 9.1.9; 9.2.0 to before 9.2.6; 9.3.0 to before 9.3.4; 9.4.0 to before 9.4.2VulnerableSplunk
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.0 to before 9.1.9; 9.2.0 to before 9.2.6; 9.3.0 to before 9.3.4; 9.4.0 to before 9.4.2 Vulnerable ·Splunk
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Splunk/UniversalForwarder for Windows (Splunk) Fixed in 9.4.2, 9.3.4, 9.2.6, 9.1.9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-20298
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4q83-43xw-q63j

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-12257 Injection in https://github.com/curl/curl CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-13930 Information disclosure in https://github.com/curl/curl CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-13917 Incorrect default permissions in https://github.com/curl/curl CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-09712 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in https://github.com/curl/curl CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-05762 Use after free in https://github.com/curl/curl CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-12258 Path traversal in https://github.com/curl/curl CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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