CVE-2025-20369 Extensible Markup Language (XML) External Entity Injection (XXE) through Dashboard label field on Splunk Enterprise
A low-privilege user can trigger denial of service via XML external entity injection in the dashboard label field of Splunk Enterprise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-20369?
CVE-2025-20369 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 1 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.4, 9.3.6, and 9.2.8, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.108, 9.3.2408.118 and 9.2.2406.123, a low privilege user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could perform an extensible markup language (XML) external entity (XXE) injection through the dashboard tab label field. The XXE injection has the potential to cause denial of service (DoS) attacks.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20369?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Splunk Splunk, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2025-20369?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20369 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-20369 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20369 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-7xvq-vm2p-4r2f.