Blind Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) through Distributed Search Peers in Splunk Enterprise
Priority LOW 14CWE-918Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.0.1, 9.4.6, 9.3.8, and 9.2.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.1.2507.4, 10.0.2503.7, and 9.3.2411.116, a user who holds a role that contains the high privilege capability `change_authentication` could enumerate internal IP addresses and network ports when adding new search peers to a Splunk search head in a distributed environment.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00375 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Splunk Enterprise (Splunk): 10.0.1, 9.4.6, 9.3.8 +1Splunk Cloud Platform (Splunk): 10.1.2507.4, 10.0.2503.6, 9.3.2411.116
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk Enterprise | 10.0 to before 10.0.1; 9.4 to before 9.4.6; 9.3 to before 9.3.8; 9.2 to before 9.2.10 | 10.0.1, 9.4.6, 9.3.8, 9.2.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| Splunk | Splunk Cloud Platform | 10.1.2507 to before 10.1.2507.4; 10.0.2503 to before 10.0.2503.6; 9.3.2411 to before 9.3.2411.116 | 10.1.2507.4, 10.0.2503.6, 9.3.2411.116 | Patch available | CNA |
- Splunk Enterprise VendorSplunk Affected 10.0 to before 10.0.1; 9.4 to before 9.4.6; 9.3 to before 9.3.8; 9.2 to before 9.2.10 Fixed in 10.0.1, 9.4.6, 9.3.8, 9.2.10 Patch available CNA
- Splunk Cloud Platform VendorSplunk Affected 10.1.2507 to before 10.1.2507.4; 10.0.2503 to before 10.0.2503.6; 9.3.2411 to before 9.3.2411.116 Fixed in 10.1.2507.4, 10.0.2503.6, 9.3.2411.116 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:10.0.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 10.0.0 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.3.2411 to before 9.3.2411.116; 10.0.2503 to before 10.0.2503.6; 10.1.2507 to before 10.1.2507.4 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
- 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 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:10.0.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 10.0.0 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3.2411 to before 9.3.2411.116; 10.0.2503 to before 10.0.2503.6; 10.1.2507 to before 10.1.2507.4 Vulnerable ·Splunk
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise (Splunk) Fixed in 10.0.1, 9.4.6, 9.3.8, 9.2.10
- Fix · CNA Splunk Cloud Platform (Splunk) Fixed in 10.1.2507.4, 10.0.2503.6, 9.3.2411.116
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Splunk Enterprise 10.0.1, 9.2.10 and 2 more versions
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-14677 Unauthenticated Log Injection in Splunk EnterprisePriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-20388
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c3c6-ggqg-7crv
References
More Splunk vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-20388 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-20388 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c3c6-ggqg-7crv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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