CVE-2025-20379
Risky command safeguards bypass using the “/services/streams/search“ REST endpoint through “q“ parameter in Splunk Enterprise
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 3.5 Low
- Published
- Nov 12, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 12, 2025
- Reserved
- Oct 10, 2024
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.0.1, 9.4.5, 9.3.7, and 9.2.9 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.116, 9.3.2408.124, 10.0.2503.5 and 10.1.2507.1, 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. They could bypass these safeguards on the “/services/streams/search“ endpoint through its “q“ parameter by circumventing endpoint restrictions using character encoding in the REST path. 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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 3.5 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | cisco |
Weaknesses
- CWE-200 The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Splunk EnterpriseSplunk |
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Splunk Cloud PlatformSplunk |
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References
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