CVE-2025-20298 | Splunk Universal Forwarder up to 9.1.8/9.2.5/9.3.3/9.4.1 on Windows SplunkUniversalForwarder permission assignment (SVD-2025-0602)

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A vulnerability was found in Splunk Universal Forwarder up to 9.1.8/9.2.5/9.3.3/9.4.1 on Windows. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file C:Program FilesSplunkUniversalForwarder. The manipulation leads to incorrect permission assignment.

The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-20298. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available.

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