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CVE-2025-20232

Risky Command Safeguards Bypass in “/app/search/search“ endpoint through “s“ parameter in Splunk Enterprise

MEDIUM
5.7
CVSS Score
Published: March 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:41 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSplunkSplunk Cloud Platform

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Severity
MEDIUM5.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2408.103, 9.2.2406.108, 9.2.2403.113, 9.1.2312.208 and 9.1.2308.212, a low-privileged user that does not hold the “admin“ or “power“ Splunk roles could run a saved search with a risky command using the permissions of a higher-privileged user to bypass the SPL safeguards for risky commands on the “/app/search/search“ endpoint through its “s“ parameter. <br>The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Splunk· Splunk
95%
9.1 ≤ v < 9.1.89.1.0 ≤ v < 9.1.89.2 ≤ v < 9.2.59.2.0 ≤ v < 9.2.59.3 ≤ v < 9.3.39.3.0 ≤ v < 9.3.39.19.29.3
Affected range stops below 9.1.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.2.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.3.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Splunk Cloud Platform· Splunk
95%
9.1.2308 ≤ v < 9.1.2308.2129.1.2312 ≤ v < 9.1.2312.2089.1.2312.100 ≤ v < 9.1.2312.2089.2.2403 ≤ v < 9.2.2403.1139.2.2403.100 ≤ v < 9.2.2403.1139.2.2406 ≤ v < 9.2.2406.1089.2.2406.100 ≤ v < 9.2.2406.1089.3.2408 ≤ v < 9.3.2408.1039.3.2408.100 ≤ v < 9.3.2408.1039.1.23089.1.23129.2.24039.2.24069.3.2408
Affected range stops below 9.1.2308.212, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.1.2312.208, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.2.2403.113, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.2.2406.108, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.3.2408.103, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0304

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.7MEDIUMcisco
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-200

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