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CVE-2025-20323: Missing Access Control of Saved Searches in the Splunk Archiver app
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-07-07 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-284
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.3, 9.3.5, 9.2.7, and 9.1.10, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could turn off the scheduled search `Bucket Copy Trigger` within the Splunk Archiver application. This is because of missing access controls in the saved searches for this app.
Affected products
- Splunk Enterprise: from 9.1.0 before 9.1.10; from 9.2.0 before 9.2.7; from 9.3.0 before 9.3.5; from 9.4.0 before 9.4.3 — fixed in 9.1.10, 9.2.7, 9.3.5, 9.4.3
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Splunk Enterprise 9.1.10, 9.2.7, 9.3.5, 9.4.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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