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CVE-2025-20229

Remote Code Execution through file upload to “$SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/apptemp“ directory in Splunk Enterprise

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 9.4.0, 9.3.3, 9.2.5, 9.1.8, 9.3.2408.104, and 3 more
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2408.104, 9.2.2406.108, 9.2.2403.114, and 9.1.2312.208, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could perform a Remote Code Execution (RCE) through a file upload to the "$SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/apptemp" directory due to missing authorization checks.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise

    From 9.4 · fixed in 9.4.0; From 9.3 · fixed in 9.3.3; From 9.2 · fixed in 9.2.5; From 9.1 · fixed in 9.1.8

  • Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform

    From 9.3.2408 · fixed in 9.3.2408.104; From 9.2.2406 · fixed in 9.2.2406.108; From 9.2.2403 · fixed in 9.2.2403.114; From 9.1.2312 · fixed in 9.1.2312.208

References 1

advisory.splunk.com