SSRF in Splunk

CVE-2025-20388

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.0.1, 9.4.6, 9.3.8, and 9.2.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.1.2507.4, 10.0.2503.7, and 9.3.2411.116, a user who holds a role that contains the high privilege capability `change_authentication` could enumerate internal IP addresses and network ports when adding new search peers to a Splunk search head in a distributed environment.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.003 (25.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20388?
CVE-2025-20388 is a low-severity vulnerability in Splunk, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2025-12-03.
How severe is CVE-2025-20388?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.