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    CVE-2025-20298

    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.

    Published:Jun 2, 2025
    Last Modified:Aug 4, 2025
    EPS:Jun 2, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.00042
    CVSS Score:8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows
    Vendor
    Splunk
    Product
    Universal Forwarder

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High