5.7

CVE-2025-20232: splunk

CVSS: 5.7v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 26-03-2025Last modified 27-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-20232 is a medium (CVSS 5.7) vulnerability in splunk. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
23/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.7/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.47%
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 9.3.3, 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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.47%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

40%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.46% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.47%

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, < 9.2.5 | ≥ 9.3.0, < 9.3.3
  • splunk_cloud_platform≥ 9.3.2408, < 9.3.2408.103 | ≥ 9.2.2406, < 9.2.2406.108 | ≥ 9.2.2403, < 9.2.2403.113 | ≥ 9.1.2312, < 9.1.2312.208 | ≥ 9.1.2308, < 9.1.2308.212 | ≥ 9.1.2312.100, < 9.1.2312.208 | ≥ 9.2.2403.100, < 9.2.2403.113 | ≥ 9.2.2406.100, < 9.2.2406.108 | ≥ 9.3.2408.100, < 9.3.2408.103
  • splunk enterprise≥ 9.3, < 9.3.3 | ≥ 9.2, < 9.2.5 | ≥ 9.1, < 9.1.8

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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