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.
                
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Affected Vendors & Products
References
        | Link | Providers | 
|---|---|
| https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0602 |     | 
History
                    Mon, 04 Aug 2025 18:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| First Time appeared | Microsoft Microsoft windows Splunk Splunk universal Forwarder | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products | Microsoft Microsoft windows Splunk Splunk universal Forwarder | 
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 20:15:00 +0000
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| Metrics | ssvc 
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| 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. | |
| Title | Incorrect permission assignment on Universal Forwarder for Windows during new installation or upgrade | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-732 | |
| References |  | |
| Metrics | cvssV3_1 
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: 2025-06-02T17:14:03.786Z
Updated: 2025-06-02T17:24:12.974Z
Reserved: 2024-10-10T19:15:13.252Z
Link: CVE-2025-20298
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2025-06-02T17:24:09.334Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-06-02T18:15:23.560
Modified: 2025-08-04T18:19:54.633
Link: CVE-2025-20298
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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