CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.0. It affects Windows.
CVE
CVE-2025-20298
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8
EPSS
0.25%
Windows
Original NVD Description
In Universal Forwarder for Windows versions below 9.4.2, 9.3.4, 9.2.6, and 9.1.9, a new installation of or an upgrade to an affected version can result in incorrect permissions assignment in the Universal Forwarder for Windows Installation directory (by default, C:\Program Files\SplunkUniversalForwarder). This lets non-administrator users on the machine access the directory and all its contents.
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