Privilege Escalation in Splunk Enterprise Due to Inadequate Permission Handling

CVE-2025-20226

Summary

In certain versions of Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform, a low-privileged user can exploit a flaw that allows them to execute saved searches using risky commands. This vulnerability involves the use of the permissions of higher-privileged users to bypass safeguards implemented on the search endpoint. By tricking a victim into initiating a request in their browser, the attacker can access privileged functionalities without having the necessary roles, such as 'admin' or 'power'. This necessitates social engineering tactics to successfully initiate the attack.

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