# CVE-2025-20229: Remote Code Execution through file upload to “$SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/apptemp“ directory in Splunk Enterprise

> CVE-2025-20229: Remote Code Execution through file upload to “$SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/apptemp“ directory in Splunk Enterprise. CVSS 8.0 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-20229
Last updated: 2026-06-17T08:41:08Z

- Published: 2025-03-26 22:05 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 08:41 UTC · Assigner: cisco
- CVSS: 8.0 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 16.0%, 97th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-284

## Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.3, 9.2.5,  and 9.1.8, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2408.104, 9.2.2406.108, 9.2.2403.114, and 9.1.2312.208, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could perform a Remote Code Execution (RCE) through a file upload to the "$SPLUNK\_HOME/var/run/splunk/apptemp" directory due to missing authorization checks.

## 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-2025-20229)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20229)
- [https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0301](https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0301)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-20229 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-20229.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2025-20229 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:11:35.501Z