What is CVE-2025-20229?

CVE-2025-20229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk Cloud Platform, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2025-03-26.

How severe is CVE-2025-20229?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-20229 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Splunk Cloud Platform

CVE-2025-20229

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2408.104, 9.2.2406.108, 9.2.2403.114, and 9.1.2312.208, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles…

EPSS: 0.112 (93.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Splunk Cloud Platform — versions 9.3.2408, 9.2.2406, 9.2.2403
Splunk Enterprise — versions 9.4, 9.3, 9.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0301

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20229?: CVE-2025-20229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk Cloud Platform, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2025-03-26.
How severe is CVE-2025-20229?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-20229 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.