CVE-2025-20233
Incorrect permissions set by the “chmod“ and “makedirs“ Python functions in Splunk App for Lookup File Editing
In the Splunk App for Lookup File Editing versions below 4.0.5, a script in the app used the chmod and makedirs Python functions in a way that resulted in overly broad read and execute permissions. This could lead to improper access control for a low-privileged user.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Incorrect permissions set by the “chmod“ and “makedirs“ Python functions in Splunk App for Lookup File Editing
In the Splunk App for Lookup File Editing versions below 4.0.5, a script in the app used the chmod and makedirs Python functions in a way that resulted in overly broad read and execute permissions. This could lead to improper access control for a low-privileged user.
- Record
CVE-2025-20233- CVSS 3.1
- 2.5 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-8428
In the Splunk App for Lookup File Editing versions below 4.0.5, a script in the app used the chmod and makedirs Python functions in a way that resulted in overly broad read and execute permissions. This could lead to improper access control for a low-privileged user.
- Record
EUVD-2025-8428- CVSS 3.1
- 2.5 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x67m-xw25-vpg2
In the Splunk App for Lookup File Editing versions below 4.0.5, a script in the app used the ...
In the Splunk App for Lookup File Editing versions below 4.0.5, a script in the app used the chmod and makedirs Python functions in a way that resulted in overly broad read and execute permissions. This could lead to improper access control for a low-privileged user.
- Record
GHSA-x67m-xw25-vpg2- CVSS 3.1
- 2.5 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In the Splunk App for Lookup File Editing versions below 4.0.5, a script in the app used the chmod and makedirs Python functions in a way that resulted in overly broad read and execute permissions. This could lead to improper access control for a low-privileged user.
- Record
CVE-2025-20233- CVSS 3.1
- 2.5 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-20233 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.5) in Splunk App For Lookup File Editing, published March 26, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.12%, the 1st percentile. No source names a fixed version.