#VU106063 Arbitrary file upload in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2025-20229 

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#VU106063 Arbitrary file upload in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2025-20229

Published: March 26, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU106063
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20229
CWE-ID: CWE-434
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Splunk Enterprise
Software vendor:
Splunk Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of file during file upload. A remote unprivileged user can upload a malicious file into the "$SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/apptemp" directory and execute it on the server.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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