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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.0 High

CVE-2025-20298

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

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Status
Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
cisco

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Splunk Splunk/UniversalForwarder for Windows

  • 9.4 to < 9.4.2affected
  • 9.3 to < 9.3.4affected
  • 9.2 to < 9.2.6affected
  • 9.1 to < 9.1.9affected

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