4.3

CVE-2025-20227: splunk Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 4.3v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 26-03-2025Last modified 27-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-20227 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in splunk. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.43%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 26-03-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.1, 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2408.107, 9.2.2406.112, 9.2.2403.115, 9.1.2312.208 and 9.1.2308.214, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could bypass the external content warning modal dialog box in Dashboard Studio dashboards which could lead to an information disclosure.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

36%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.41% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.43%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Splunk3 products
  • splunk≥ 9.1.0, < 9.1.8 | ≥ 9.2.0, < 9.2.4 | ≥ 9.3.0, < 9.3.3 | 9.4.0
  • splunk_cloud_platform≥ 9.3.2408, < 9.3.2408.107 | ≥ 9.2.2406, < 9.2.2406.113 | ≥ 9.1.2308, < 9.1.2308.214 | ≥ 9.1.2312, < 9.1.2312.208 | ≥ 9.2.2403, < 9.2.2403.115 | ≥ 9.2.2406.100, < 9.2.2406.113 | ≥ 9.3.2408.100, < 9.3.2408.107
  • splunk enterprise≥ 9.4, < 9.4.1 | ≥ 9.3, < 9.3.3 | ≥ 9.2, < 9.2.5 | ≥ 9.1, < 9.1.8

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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