# CVE-2025-20226: Risky command safeguards bypass in “/services/streams/search“ endpoint through “q“ parameter in Splunk Enterprise

> CVE-2025-20226: Risky command safeguards bypass in “/services/streams/search“ endpoint through “q“ parameter in Splunk Enterprise. CVSS 5.7 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-20226
Last updated: 2026-06-17T08:41:07Z

- Published: 2025-03-26 22:02 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 08:41 UTC · Assigner: cisco
- CVSS: 5.7 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS: 0.48%, 41th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-200

## Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.1, 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2408.107, 9.2.2406.111, and 9.1.2308.214, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could run a saved search with a risky command using the permissions of a higher-privileged user to bypass the SPL safeguards for risky commands on the "/services/streams/search" endpoint through its "q" parameter. The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.

## Affected vendors and products

- Splunk: Splunk Cloud Platform
- Splunk: Splunk Enterprise

## Tracked companies

- [Splunk](https://rewindex.com/company/splunk.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-20226)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20226)
- [https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0305](https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0305)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-20226 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-20226.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2025-20226 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:16:27.712Z