CVE-2025-20298CWE-732

Incorrect permission assignment on Universal Forwarder for Windows during new installation or upgrade

High · published June 2, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
20.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.0 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00291 · 20.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Published
2025-06-02T17:14Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 JUN 17:14Z
    Incorrect permission assignment on Universal Forwarder for Windows during new installation or upgrade
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