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TI-2025-14679 Aliases CVE-2025-20386GHSA-3fqq-36h4-cgvc

Incorrect permission assignment on Splunk Enterprise 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 Splunk Enterprise for Windows versions below 10.0.2, 9.4.6, 9.3.8, and 9.2.10, a new installation of or an upgrade to an affected version can result in incorrect permissions assignment in the Splunk Enterprise for Windows Installation directory. 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 0.00495 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Splunk Enterprise (Splunk): 10.0.2, 9.4.6, 9.3.8 +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 Enterprise10.0 to before 10.0.2; 9.4 to before 9.4.6; 9.3 to before 9.3.8; 9.2 to before 9.2.1010.0.2, 9.4.6, 9.3.8, 9.2.10Patch availableCNA
  • Splunk Enterprise VendorSplunk Affected 10.0 to before 10.0.2; 9.4 to before 9.4.6; 9.3 to before 9.3.8; 9.2 to before 9.2.10 Fixed in 10.0.2, 9.4.6, 9.3.8, 9.2.10 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*9.2.0 to before 9.2.10; 9.3.0 to before 9.3.8; 9.4.0 to before 9.4.6; 10.0.0 to before 10.0.2VulnerableSplunk
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 9.2.0 to before 9.2.10; 9.3.0 to before 9.3.8; 9.4.0 to before 9.4.6; 10.0.0 to before 10.0.2 Vulnerable ·Splunk
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise (Splunk) Fixed in 10.0.2, 9.4.6, 9.3.8, 9.2.10

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Splunk Enterprise 10.0.2, 9.2.10 and 2 more versions

    6 records Highest priority Priority LOW 6 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-14680 Incorrect permissions assignment on Splunk Universal Forwarder for Windows during new installation or upgradePriority LOW 37
    • TI-2025-14682 Improper Input Validation in "label" column field in Splunk Secure Gateway AppPriority LOW 29
    • TI-2025-14675 URL validation bypass through Views Dashboard in Splunk EnterprisePriority LOW 24
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-20386
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3fqq-36h4-cgvc

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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