{"id":34302,"date":"2025-05-03T11:52:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T11:52:44","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-02T23:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T05:18:09","slug":"cve-2025-20229-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-splunk-enterprise-and-cloud-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20229-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-splunk-enterprise-and-cloud-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-20229: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platforms<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving, with new vulnerabilities being discovered and patched on a regular basis. One such vulnerability, CVE-2025-20229, has been identified in certain versions of Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform. This vulnerability allows a low-privileged user to perform a Remote Code Execution (RCE) exploit, potentially compromising systems or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32843-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic-leading-to-authorization-bypass-and-data-manipulation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39066\">leading to data<\/a> leakage.<br \/>\nSplunk, a widely used platform for searching, monitoring, and examining machine-generated big data, is an attractive target for cybercriminals due to its extensive use in both small and large organizations. This vulnerability is particularly dangerous because it allows unauthorized users to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32849-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39111\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> on the system, potentially compromising the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-20229<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.0)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System Compromise, Potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50612-escalation-of-privileges-and-data-leakage-in-fit2cloud-cloud-explorer-lite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41255\">Data Leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-68696279\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Splunk Enterprise | Versions below 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8<br \/>\nSplunk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/sequre-s-ground-truth-cybersecurity-platform-debuts-on-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-a-detailed-analysis\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44859\">Cloud Platform<\/a> | Versions below 9.3.2408.104, 9.2.2406.108, 9.2.2403.114, and 9.1.2312.208<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3065-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-database-toolset-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40241\">vulnerability exists due to insufficient authorization checks in the file<\/a> upload functionality of Splunk. Specifically, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-43958-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-hospital-management-system-v4-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39717\">file upload<\/a> to the &#8220;$SPLUNK_HOME\/var\/run\/splunk\/apptemp&#8221; directory does not properly validate the user&#8217;s permission level. Therefore, a low-privileged user, who does not hold the &#8220;admin&#8221; or &#8220;power&#8221; Splunk roles, can exploit this vulnerability by uploading a malicious file which can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32831-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38793\">executed<\/a> on the server, leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4226218719\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47154-exploitation-of-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-libjs-in-ladybird\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44860\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>. This example assumes that the attacker has valid credentials for a low-privileged user and is using a crafted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3616-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-greenshift-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39920\">file to exploit the vulnerability<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">$ curl -X POST -u low_priv_user:password -F &#039;file=@malicious_file&#039; &#039;http:\/\/target.splunk.com:8000\/en-US\/splunk\/var\/run\/splunk\/apptemp&#039;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, `low_priv_user:password` are the credentials of the low-privileged user, `malicious_file` is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4981-critical-file-extraction-vulnerability-in-mattermost-leading-to-potential-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63070\">file containing the malicious code<\/a>, and `target.splunk.com:8000` is the target Splunk server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving, with new vulnerabilities being discovered and patched on a regular basis. One such vulnerability, CVE-2025-20229, has been identified in certain versions of Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform. 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