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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-20297

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.2, 9.3.4 and 9.2.6, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.102, 9.3.2408.111 and 9.2.2406.118, a low-privileged user that does no

Published Jun 2, 2025 · catalog updated Jun 2, 2025 · Splunk Splunk Enterprise

Check this week

CVE-2025-20297 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 29.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Splunk Splunk Enterprise.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
29.30%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Splunk Splunk Enterprise 9.1 <9.1.9

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.2, 9.3.4 and 9.2.6, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.102, 9.3.2408.111 and 9.2.2406.118, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could craft a malicious payload through the pdfgen/render REST endpoint that could result in execution of unauthorized JavaScript code in the browser of a user.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Splunk Splunk Enterprise 9.1 <9.1.99.1 <9.1.9

How to fix CVE-2025-20297

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-20297 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 29.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Splunk Splunk Enterprise.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Splunk Splunk Enterprise 9.1 <9.1.9 9.1 <9.1.9. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 29.30%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 2, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.2, 9.3.4 and 9.2.6, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.102, 9.3.2408.111 and 9.2.2406.118, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could craft a malicious payload through the pdfgen/render REST endpoint that could result in execution of unauthorized JavaScript code in the browser of a user.

  2. Jun 2, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.2, 9.3.4 and 9.2.6, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.102, 9.3.2408.111 and 9.2.2406.118, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could craft a malicious payload through the pdfgen/render REST endpoint that could result in execution of unauthorized JavaScript code in the browser of a user.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-20297

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-20297

    30-day exploitation probability 29.3%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-16671

    In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.2, 9.3.4 and 9.2.6, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.102, 9.3.2408.111 and 9.2.2406.118, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could craft a malicious payload through the pdfgen/render

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.