In Splunk Enterprise for Windows versions below 10.0.2, 9.4.6, 9.3.8, and 9.2.10, a new installation of or an upgrade to an affected version can result in incorrect permissions assignment in the Splunk Enterprise for Windows Installation directory. This lets non-administrator users on the machine access the directory and all its contents.
Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Splunk splunk
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Splunk splunk

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Splunk
Splunk splunk Enterprise
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Splunk
Splunk splunk Enterprise

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In Splunk Enterprise for Windows versions below 10.0.2, 9.4.6, 9.3.8, and 9.2.10, a new installation of or an upgrade to an affected version can result in incorrect permissions assignment in the Splunk Enterprise for Windows Installation directory. This lets non-administrator users on the machine access the directory and all its contents.
Title Incorrect permission assignment on Splunk Enterprise for Windows during new installation or upgrade
Weaknesses CWE-732
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-04T04:55:14.824Z

Reserved: 2024-10-10T19:15:13.265Z

Link: CVE-2025-20386

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-03T21:31:51.622Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-12-03T17:15:51.080

Modified: 2025-12-05T17:51:41.637

Link: CVE-2025-20386

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-12-04T16:44:30Z

Weaknesses