5.4

CVE-2025-20324: splunk Improper Access Control

CVSS: 5.4v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 07-07-2025Last modified 08-07-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-20324 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Improper Access Control vulnerability in splunk. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.28%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 07-07-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-07-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.2, 9.3.5, 9.2.7, and 9.1.10 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.104, 9.3.2408.113, and 9.2.2406.119, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could create or overwrite [system source type](https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/get-started/get-data-in/9.2/configure-source-types/create-source-types) configurations by sending a specially-crafted payload to the `/servicesNS/nobody/search/admin/sourcetypes/` REST endpoint on the Splunk management port.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.04 pp

From 0.24% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.28%

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

Splunk4 products
  • splunk≥ 9.1.0, < 9.1.10 | ≥ 9.2.0, < 9.2.7 | ≥ 9.3.0, < 9.3.5 | ≥ 9.4.0, < 9.4.2
  • splunk_cloud_platform≥ 9.2.2406, < 9.2.2406.119 | ≥ 9.3.2408, < 9.3.2408.113 | ≥ 9.3.2411, < 9.3.2411.104
  • splunk enterprise≥ 9.4, < 9.4.2 | ≥ 9.3, < 9.3.5 | ≥ 9.2, < 9.2.7 | ≥ 9.1, < 9.1.10
  • splunk enterprise cloud≥ 9.3.2411, < 9.3.2411.104 | ≥ 9.3.2408, < 9.3.2408.113 | ≥ 9.2.2406, < 9.2.2406.119

1 vendor · 4 products

References

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