Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform
CVE-2025-20231: Sensitive Information Disclosure in Splunk Secure Gateway App
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.1, 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8, and versions below 3.8.38 and 3.7.23 of the Splunk Secure Gateway app on Splunk Cloud Platform, a low-privileged user that does not hold the “admin“ or “power“ Splunk roles could run a search using the permissions of a higher-privileged user that could lead to disclosure of sensitive information.<br><br>The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Splunk Enterprise 9.4 | 9.4.1 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.3 | 9.3.3 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.2 | 9.2.5 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.1 | 9.1.8 or later |
| Splunk Secure Gateway 3.8 | 3.8.38 or later |
| Splunk Secure Gateway 3.7 | 3.7.23 or later |
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What it is
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.1, 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8, and versions below 3.8.38 and 3.7.23 of the Splunk Secure Gateway app on Splunk Cloud Platform, a low-privileged user that does not hold the “admin“ or “power“ Splunk roles could run a search using the permissions of a higher-privileged user that could lead to disclosure of sensitive information.<br><br>The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated low-privileged user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.
Sources
KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 13 Oct 2026.