CVE-2025-20319: splunk OS Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-20319 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in splunk. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 07-07-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 26-02-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.3, 9.3.5, 9.2.7, and 9.1.10, a user who holds a role that contains the high-privilege capability `edit_scripted` and `list_inputs` capability , could perform a remote command execution due to improper user input sanitization on the scripted input files.<br><br>See [Define roles on the Splunk platform with capabilities](https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Security/Rolesandcapabilities) and [Setting up a scripted input ](https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.4.2/AdvancedDev/ScriptSetup)for more information.

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.