VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2025-20298

CVSS score8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.30%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-06-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In Universal Forwarder for Windows versions below 9.4.2, 9.3.4, 9.2.6, and 9.1.9, a new installation of or an upgrade to an affected version can result in incorrect permissions assignment in the Universal Forwarder for Windows Installation directory (by default, C:\Program Files\SplunkUniversalForwarder). This lets non-administrator users on the machine access the directory and all its contents.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@cisco.com: CWE-732

Primary references