{"id":"CVE-2025-20226","aliases":["EUVD-2025-8425","GHSA-c8hx-mpvv-3952"],"status":"published","title":"Risky command safeguards bypass in “/services/streams/search“ endpoint through “q“ parameter in Splunk Enterprise","description":"In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.1, 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2408.107, 9.2.2406.111, and 9.1.2308.214, a low-privileged user that does not hold the \"admin\" or \"power\" Splunk roles could run a saved search with a risky command using the permissions of a higher-privileged user to bypass the SPL safeguards for risky commands on the \"/services/streams/search\" endpoint through its \"q\" parameter. The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":5.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00482,"percentile":0.42016,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-200"],"published":"2025-03-26T22:02:10Z","modified":"2026-06-17T08:41:07Z","products":[{"vendor":"splunk","product":"splunk"},{"vendor":"splunk","product":"splunk cloud platform"},{"vendor":"splunk","product":"splunk enterprise"},{"vendor":"splunk","product":"splunk_cloud_platform"}],"references":[{"url":"https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0305","tags":["Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20226"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c8hx-mpvv-3952"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2025-20226","title":"Risky command safeguards bypass in “/services/streams/search“ endpoint through “q“ parameter in Splunk Enterprise","description":"In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.1, 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2408.107, 9.2.2406.111, and 9.1.2308.214, a low-privileged user that does not hold the \"admin\" or \"power\" Splunk roles could run a saved search with a risky command using the permissions of a higher-privileged user to bypass the SPL safeguards for risky commands on the \"/services/streams/search\" endpoint through its \"q\" parameter. The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.","status":"published","published":"2025-03-26T22:02:10.53Z","modified":"2025-03-27T13:50:54.966Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-200"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:32:25.5658Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2025-8425","description":"In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.1, 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2408.107, 9.2.2406.111, and 9.1.2308.214, a low-privileged user that does not hold the \"admin\" or \"power\" Splunk roles could run a saved search with a risky command using the permissions of a higher-privileged user to bypass the SPL safeguards for risky commands on the \"/services/streams/search\" endpoint through its \"q\" parameter. The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. 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The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.","status":"published","published":"2025-03-27T00:31:48Z","modified":"2025-03-27T00:31:58Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-200"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:00:28.149554Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2025-20226","description":"In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.1, 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2408.107, 9.2.2406.111, and 9.1.2308.214, a low-privileged user that does not hold the \"admin\" or \"power\" Splunk roles could run a saved search with a risky command using the permissions of a higher-privileged user to bypass the SPL safeguards for risky commands on the \"/services/streams/search\" endpoint through its \"q\" parameter. 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