# CVE-2025-20324: Improper Access Control in System Source Types Configuration in Splunk Enterprise

> CVE-2025-20324: Improper Access Control in System Source Types Configuration in Splunk Enterprise. CVSS 5.4 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-20324
Last updated: 2026-06-17T08:41:27Z

- Published: 2025-07-07 17:48 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 08:41 UTC · Assigner: cisco
- CVSS: 5.4 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS: 0.28%, 20th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-284

## Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.2, 9.3.5, 9.2.7, and 9.1.10 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.104, 9.3.2408.113, and 9.2.2406.119, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could create or overwrite \[system source type\](https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/get-started/get-data-in/9.2/configure-source-types/create-source-types) configurations by sending a specially-crafted payload to the \`/servicesNS/nobody/search/admin/sourcetypes/\` REST endpoint on the Splunk management port.

## Affected vendors and products

- Splunk: Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk: Splunk Enterprise Cloud

## Tracked companies

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

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-20324)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20324)
- [https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0707](https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0707)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-20324 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-20324.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2025-20324 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T04:04:42.439Z